#fenixtj

He agrees with that with a nod "They are not BAD girls, not really. They're just... uck...girls. They cannot help it"

"Nor can you." she points out evenly.

"oh si, I know am Lucky to be a man" the little boy puffs up

"Mm." Jess considers some courses of ... education. For all. "Thank you, Ahpuch."

"De Nada" he finishes his tea "now, I must act mysterious and vanish into the shadows..." he hsises, then adds "Still working on it so it helps if you would close your eyes for a brief moment?" Hopeful

She does.

And she hears "into the shadoooo oooos oos.."

And when she opens her eyes, he is gone

Just as well.

And news comes in , Nancy taps on the door "They're back!"

"They?" she is on her feet to answer.

"Lut and Tig and crew!"

"OH!" Jess moves out to meet them.

Bedraggled and tired looking, Dame Ash, Fawn, and Lut and Tig and Phobos are all there

"Come on in, Food! Drink! Blankets!" she calls as she welcomes.

"Hot coffee, por favor" Ash says

"Cafe, por favor, mucho cafe e' empanadas...."

And the staff are on it superfast!

Tig grins "Hell of a thing... so much water I thought we'd grow gills, but we did good"

"Sure!" she tends.

Ash says "There was a lot of grim stuff too. Sad to say. "

Soon, Jessica is getting an update about how things are going and went in other parts of the Duchy

(End Scene)