#rivervale_lodge

EYes narrow "Huh, the chieftain willowwhisper it yet?"

"Yeah. You met him."

"No need. We know why they do it." to Jaymes with a sigh.

"Why?" She's crouching to get a closer look.

"Hmmphm." Frank shrugs to settle his shoulders. "Yeah. Figure Symon'll .... nevermind." He gives the barbed wire a last, somewhat vicious, twist.

"Why do they do it?"

"It's in their nature." Another sigh, he picks up a small roll of barbed wire and wire cutters. "Vicious bastards." Without much venom.

"Oh..." A look at Jaymes. Then Frank.

A shrug

"Anyway, should have done that a while ago. You guys coming in?"

"Sure?"

"Yeah, memorial day activities"

"Right."

Frank detours in a garden shed to store the supplies, and then leads them in.

Dagmar follows, in a minor haze. She does look happy, if a bit overwhelmed.

Jaymes glances back, smiles just a bit, then says "You want a drink, Dagmar? Frank?"

"Dr. Pepper?"

"Sure. Coffee."

"Thanks."

"Got both"

And he prepares one cold Dr. Pepper, and one hot coffee, and hands them over. Looks like he got a coffee for himself

"So...."

"Thanks." He sips.

"Right! Thanks!" As she remembers her manners.

"You want to tell him, Dagmar, or shall I?"

Frank lifts an eyebrow.

Fidget, fidget, blush.

"Maybe I should try it another way, you still have questions you wated to ask Frank about that Oath?"

"The Oath makes it real, right?"

"Oaths are real; they make everything real, yes. What Oath did you mean?"

She bites on her lip, looking over at Jaymes.

"The oath of Adoption," Jaymes says, and a smile slips out from his normally stoic face

She echoes the smile, briefly lighting up.

"Now, we both know it's not easy, and we want to set up the mortal side o things first... " A look to Dagmar to make sure she still agrees

Frank looks into his mug to cover a smile under the beard, nods. "Well. Yes. It would mean that Jaymes, assume we're talking about Jaymes here, but that Jaymes would be your father. And you, his daughter. Nothing 'adopted' about it, unless you need to specify about that for some reason. Of his blood, family, and hold."

"Sure, that part will take longer anyway. But mortal yes or no, you'd be family from the moment of the completion of the Oath."

Her eyes widen, but she nods.

Jaymes says to Dagmar, ' "And ddon't worry, I haven't forgotten part of the deael is I have to cheer on any team you join sports wise or whatever"

"I don't play sports.."

"Bet you'd kick ass at rugby or lacrosse."

"Maybe."

"She would," he says "But I want her to do things she wants to do and enjoys."

She nervously twists the hem of her tunic in her hands, but smiles.

"Sure." Frank agrees. "Jess ran track. Wish I could have seen some of those events." Wistful.

"you still want to do the lake fishing?" A look to Dagmar "on a boat I mean?"

"You didn't?"

"Yeah!"

"Cool, something to set up then. " Pleased look then more gently to Frank, "Maybe there's some video of it somewhere, Frank? It wasn't taht long ago."

Dag is quietly smiling, sipping her soda.

He shrugs. "If there's video, Gina has it; I'm not likely to see it." Then, to Dagmar. "I didn't. I was here, or... away. I didn't get to be part of Jessica's growing up, really. I'll always regret that but.... Da'an."