#odyssey

“It’s a stupid one that is supposed to make people feel better about what they got by thinking about people who don’t. I prefer the vengeful ghosts.”

“We’re just passing through.” A nod to the lady, not impolite.

Dagmar's jaw juts. "It... I dunno, that's not how I took it, I guess."

"Yeah, sorry, we gotta get places."

"I understand. You've picked the right locale for that. A network of trods unlike any other" the sidhe girl says "To all parts of Concordia, and beyond"

She continues to watch them evaluating what they do, where they go

"Sure. So.. uh... you have a nice day?"

He watches back. “Not all parts of Concordia. They don’t go to Ardent Harbor, I hear.”

She stops "But there's a trod to Ardent Harbor right here.. it leads to his coaster..." She moves outside to join them, and points

Yet vali told them to take one at the Fair grounds instead

Sure enough, there is a trail between two pines

“Have you ridden the coaster?”

"Once. My Knight and I took it"

Dagmar listens for a ping.

No ping

“Where’s your Knight now?”

"Sir Morthwyl is on patrol." a brow "I am quite capable of keeping an eye on the gardens of a hold."

“It just sounded ominous. “....Once.” He says, letting his face fall into shadow to demonstrate.

“Like... “He rides it still, a specter in the night.”

"Did it?" Mmm "I'm good with that" She nods

apparently, despite a sidhe, the girl has a slightly morbid streak

"Well, I'm sure it's a nice trod."

"Well, if you want to go to Ardent Harbor, there it is"

He looks up and Dagmar, and shrugs. “Do you know anything about the path through the fairgrounds?”

"Yes' the girl says

He hesitates, and then asks outright. “Want to tell us?”

A furrow appears between Dagmar's eyebrows. Wary.

Out of the corner of his eye, in the pines leading to the 'regular' AH trod, Symon sees a card tucked in a branch

Siiiiidling closer to take a look.

"Not particularly now that I think of it, I mean, I'm rather curious about this whole thing and yet you haven't said why you want to know about it. What your purpose is in this... and why such an unlikely duo are traveling together. I think quid pro quo is typical for sluaghs and information? by that logic, you should share more with me" She preens a bit at how clever she is. It's kind of cute, slightly obnoxious. Pick one or both

Snort. Eye-roll.

A card? A small card in the tree... Take the other QUIETER trod- V is all it says

The squire sees the sluagh slide.. then follows...a nd curiously closes in the same thing

"Sy?"

He jerks his head towards the street towards the Fairground. “No-one, and Nonya Bizness.” He whispers to Dagmar. “she’s getting obnoxious.”

The card he hands up to Dagmar, but does not share with the sidhe.

well, the sidhe appears to close the distance so she can look quite rapidly "Fine.. fine. There's another trod to Ardent Harbor. It's only open after Samhain until Imbolc"

Clearly she wants to see the card and unless Dagmar shields it, she will...and maybe evne then the girl might get a glimpse "A card in the tree?"

Dagmar closes her hand around the car.

"Seeya." Walking past the girl.

"Oh come on, what's it say?" She says "Why's it there?"

Then she says "PLEASE?"

Grunt.

"Argh. I'm dying here" the girl doesn't seem to be lying

Shrug. Damn trolls.

“What can you offer us in return?” Turnabout is fair play.

"I already told you about the other one when it's open, didn't I?" She points out "And welcomed you to Firnost and told you all about it"

“That was nice of you.” Pleasant, and he turns to go with Dagmar.

"Argh!" As the two go in.

And see a burly sidhe with a huge hammer coming into the hold from the mainstreet. Sir Morthwyl ap Gwydion.. Dagmar may have seen him before