#goldfinchfreehold

"Workin' on it," she says with a grin and a sigh. "Just...y'know...a lot of work on all sides." She pauses. "Sorry, I'm whining."

"Hey, so besides Wichtels, how are things up by you?"

"You're not whining, I asked how things were going. Your'e being honest" A smile "Actually well for me. Emmisary and diplomat I've traveled a lot"

A big smile. "Lookit you. Emissary. Tell me about where you've been?"

"Well, I've actually been all along Chief Greyhawks' territory most, you know his kingdom. Nunnehi are welcome there. And he's asked me for a favor or two but he's hardly in debt to me given his larges"

And Dika Hannah tells an amazing story of her trip to the grand canyon and the hidden maze within where she met with a tribe seeking to free a wise and ancient chimera so that it might help fight climate change...

Sylvi hangs on every word, though she does start to get a bit drowsy...the warmth of the balefire, the excellent story, the comfort of her freehold...and they chat about adventures in a dreamy half-awakeness, deep into the night.

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