#goldfinchfreehold

"So we get everyone to sing a kind of 'we are the world' song, only with trod support for Willows" LInwood explains to Sylvi

"It'll be like a recruitment song for Rovers too" he says

"I love the concept, but...um...it's not actually going to be 'We are the world' is it? That's so...OLD."

"Oh no no, we'll modern it up. I'll get piper on it" he says

Colton arches a brow, but sips a drink while the two talk

Sylvi nods, thinking. "I think it's gotta focus more on the trod support than the Rover recruitment. I mean, yeah, we need more Rovers, but...I kind of don't want to manipulate people to risk their lives on the trods through clever satyr music, y'know?"

"Well, Jordan is patroling trods now locally so I guess it shouldn't bej ust a troll thing"

Linwood adds "He's kind of pissed he didn't get to go with your dad. "

"It's totally not just a troll thing. And how pissed is he? Maybe I should find him and talk to him...."

"He's on the trods now, so you might have trouble finding him. He's the best wilder on the trods now" Linwood suggests

thAT raises a brow from Colton "You do know Sylvi's dad trained her the basics of trod wandering early on?"

"Well yeah but... not like she focused on it" Linwood says surprised "Right?"

She tilts her head at Linwood. "I haven't become a Rover, no. But I've led people on the Silver, and saved some who were in trouble, more than once."

"Oh, sorry, Sylvi" Linwood scothces a hoof once

"In fact" Colton adds "She recently helped her father save Jordan"

'oh, Jordan didn't mention that part, just Olgar" Linwood says, sounding surprised "But cool of you" A smile

"Jordan probably doesn't know. He was really out of it when we got to him, and then I went up to DarkGate instead of coming home right away." A small grin. "And thanks. But you don't need to sound that surprised," she adds with a bit of amusement.

"It's just, well," he admits "you travel some sure but you don't have mch of a rep for patroling ?"

Colton snorts "She patrols plenty, she's just social during it. Like Mountain Vali, she's social"

"I've been patrolling since I was a childling, just...well, like Colton says, I play the social game."

"But Colton, it's okay, Linwood hasn't been around long enough to see that, and I've mostly been freeholder-ing in his time here."

"Sorry Colton" Linwood says

Colton looks at him "Seriously, you're apologizing to me rather than her?"

"You look more upset about it?" the timid centaur explains nervously

Colton rolls his eyes, then, then he starts to laugh

a laugh caught him off guard

Sylvi laughs a bit, too, and shakes her head. "Neither of us is going to call you out for a duel over it."

"Sorry I... you look scary, Colton" Linwood says "Sylvi I know better"

Colton smiles "Actually, that's a big compliment. I mean, I lost an arm, AGAIN... and you're almost as tall as me, Linwood. The fact I'm still intimidating is.. kind an ego boost. But I don't want a good guy like you scared me over a simple misunderstanding. I'm sorry" he offers his good hand to the centaur

Sylvi watches Colton, looking pleased and thoughtful.

Linwood shakes it "Dude , I could be a foot taller and i wouldn't have your guns. but thanks. I was trying not to say anything about the arm but..."

'Used it to kill a nightmare Kaiju" Colton shakes it "I've been moping about it for a bit. Sylvi put up with me, and you just made me realize I'm not exactly harmless just because I'm almost armless"

"You lost it in a bad-ass way, and you're still bad-ass, and you're going to get an even more bad-ass arm again."

"Maybe we should ask one of the SilverWolf nockers to give it a shot? Or would Chieftain Hewitt take that as an insult?"

"No, he'd expect it in fact. " A smile

"Really? He wouldn't want the job himself?"

"Oh SILVERWOLF.." He says "I htought you said Darkgate. Ah, he might not want that. Though Wudlig IS there now"

"You should totally talk to Wudlig about it." She nods. Then she gets a thoughtful look.

"Or?" He notes the look

"Hm? Oh, no...nothing." She smiles.

Colton looks at her suspiciously, but lets it go "Okaay"

Linwood asks "Do you guys have a trobadour or minstrel?"

"Oh, at Dark gate? Not officially but there's some talent in the area.... " And Colton brags about Sully and the crew, allowing Sylvi to chip in, and.. yes, plot

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