#fenixtj

"Things go well in the Childling Court it seems" Otem observes

"To our youngest." she offers her glass in salute again.

And he raises his "I think the term is 'hear hear'"

She nods, and they sip.

They savor it. There are other events, other crafts to observe, but the demandss on the Countess are relatively low as others are judging in areas she feels they would do better. Tweak maybe heard in the distance arguing with a judge.

Jess feels no need to get involved in -that-. Nope. This is just fine; enjoy the day.

Better part of Valor!

"Nockers seem a ...loud kith, forgive me for observing so" Otem remarks "Is this so your sluagh maybe balanced?"

"Mm. I'd never thought of it that way. Sluagh are .... well, nightmares. At their core, they use discomfort and disquiet to teach lessons that won't be learned any other way. Nockers are wyld inventors with a fixation on perfection."

"Perfection isn't reachable, at least not in this world" He says perplexed

Then realization kicks in "Ah, that is why they seem so frustrated"

Jessica nods. "Yes."

"We all have our burdens and our joys which are sometimes intertwined"

"Indeed."

"I do like some of their balloon devices"

Indeed, colorful zeplins and blimps float overhead

Jess nods. "They don't tend to create shrapnel." she agrees.

A nod and it looks like there's going to be a baloon race

But is there more to it than that? (TBC)