Yeah...Brekke and several others were off on a quest in the Dreaming...and were gone a lot longer than expected. Kerri and Frank went to Count Hemlock to ask what could be done to secure the 'Hold in the absence of the Chieftain/Baroness....and Hemlock said essentially, "Oh, hey, great idea. Take a knee, Kerri." And made her Lady Kerri on the spot, without so much as a by-your-leave. Very distressing for her.