#goldfinchfreehold

Sylvi listens to all of the advances. "Good grief...I'm gone just a few days, and already you're making the vision happen!" Then to Eden, "Well, whoever else is here is welcome to them, so better let people know."

A nod, and she goes off

"Piper, I've got a ton to tell you, but I really need to get downstairs and see the 'fire." And if Piper checks, Sylvi does seem just a shade dimmer than her usual glow.

"Oh, geez, you're practically seethrough. C'mon, let's go. Here..." She tugs Sylvi along - though NOT before grabbing some sort of tart from the basket.

"I'm not that bad..."

A band of musicians swarm on the food

But she lets herself be led along.

Well, mostly Linwood, some boggan girl...

...narrowly escaping the swarm.

"Do you want some downtime? Here I am chattering your ear off."

Sylvi finds that despite the work done upstairs, the Freehold is mostly untouched. This is HER domain, and Piper has not meddled in what her Freehold has started as.

Well, almost. A vintage record player found upstairs has made it's way down...

"Oh, heck, no! I've got stories for you. But gimme...just a minute..." Once they get downstairs, she pauses to take a breath of the cool air, enjoying the slight, friendly mustiness of the heavy drapes. And she goes to check on the balefire in its spotlight casing.

the balefire fusses a bit... where have you been? it seems to ask. I'm new. We're both knew. Bonding is crucial and are you okay? HEY you're cold ..sit down. Why didn't you say so?

"I'm so sorry," she murmurs to it. "I know, it's not a perfect situation. But we'll make it work, right?" And she does grab a nearby chair and settle in. And...relaxes.

It wavers over her, gently, flames seeming to show images of .. did you see the window? Did you know about the improved walls? the secret chamber? The new way to hide the lower level? Like a girl excited about her new dress she's been saving for

"Oh..." She looks to Piper. "You did more stuff than you showed me? You found a way to...to hide the entrance?"

"Oh! See, I spoke to Wudlig, you know, Gerd's Wudlig? He said that he could make that main doorway - if any mortals from the studio try to go through it, they just find a closet, or a hallway back... I don't really UNDERSTAND how it works, but he promises it does..."

She looks worried. "Did I overstep?"

"No! Actually...that's really weird. That's like one of the same things they have at SilverWolf! I wonder if Wudlig has something to do with it...." A deep breath. "Wanna hear the whole story?"

"Why not? We have popcorn." Taking a comfortable seat and ready to listen.

A chuckle and then a deep breath. "Okay, so..." And she begins.

She does make sure that there is nobody obviously in hearing range. There's always a chance of sluagh, but not much to be done about that.

((fade to tales of dramatic betrayal and retribution))

Boggans nearby pick up litter.. but are shooed away if glared at... and yes, fade