#rivervale_lodge

The cat quiets.

Chucklees do go around the table.

"I think I'm very glad to have Racer" Torin admits "though my old bones mean I don't awlways lt him geet the full run like younger folks do. Anyone want to throw a stick really far for him after breakfast?"

"Sure!"

"Appreciate it" Torrin says "Buys me time to work on that saga"

"Heh. Saga." She polishes off her stack of pancakes, and claims two more.

Torin grins and says in a dramatic voice "And Lo Symon Shadowsight, with keen eyes pierced the veil, and lo did Symon strike the foe, his true place to reveal! And though the foe was wicked, hissing magics unclean! It was Symon Shadowsight's keen hand that allowed fell caster to be seen! "

"Oh! Good nickname! Sounds like a superhero."

"Well, you were all super, and all heroes, so yes, it fits" Torin says

"Oh, superheroes are specific thing... like Thor, you know? Comics?"

"Oh mm might have heard of Thor" Torrin says//Tove cchucles "The comic //movie version is a bit different, father. Perhaps after she's done eatin and throwing the stick, Dagmar can educate you"//"oh ho, well, if she wants" Torin says//Jaymes eats quietly, but seems startlingly content

"I wonder if that makes Symon sort of like Loki?"

"But, like, not evil."

"Though Loki isn't always evil. Just, you know - Loki."

"Loki was of great use to the gods in the myths and more a trickster than a villain in the earlier tales. But Cunning was often admired in heroes. I'll trade you some of my stories for some of yours later" the Old skald assures. His eyes twinkler. Whether it sinks in or not to Dagmar that Torrin is filling the niche of friendly adoptive grandfather , he does fit that role nicely and happily so. Wise enough to have insight, but out of the loop enough to be shown things and not be too offended.

"Oh, totally! I have a whole bunch of books now! Hey, did you see the quilt Symon gave me? Ann Marie made it, and it's like, the old Thor, but it's still cool..."

"I did see that, it's really good work. "

"Right?" A grin, content.

"You know, that quilt reminds me of one of the older legends of mythology...." and he relates it. Being a s kald, he had a captivating voice, and is involves Thor,well, all the more then

Dagmar listens, enraptured - peppering the story with questions, or declarations of what is "awesome" or "baller."

"Baller indeed" Torin will say and answer questions patiently and yet in a way that brings up more questions, just enough questionss to force someone to listen if they want the anwers

Odin, the cat, not the god, will somehow slip up into Dagmar's lap as the story goes on.

(End Scene)

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MEANWHILE..at the Bat troll lodge

Siv sighs "I can't believe they're not even letting me on the roof right now. It's like they know i enjoy it"

Sylvi is dusting the window sills in the main room because she's already dusted everything else and she's bored. "It's not like you've kept it a secret, you know."

"It was the singing the Song from Firefly that did it. Darn it.. say 'you can't take the sky from me' and parents go 'oh yeah?'" then she laughs "Still worth it. And I know, I know, we got off light. " A look "Are you Still dusting? You and your mom, I swear"

Sylvi sighs dramatically. "My homework's all done, my room's clean, and I'm BOOOOORRRRREEEEDDDD."

"Troll world problems indeed" A smirk "See, I'm catching up on the pop culture. "

A knock on the door

The dogs do not bark furiously or act like it's a stranger

Sylvi grins at Siv's joke, then goes to the door and opens it.

I'ts Colton! He looks like he RAN from MIssouri "Are you okay????"

Sylvi blinks, surprised. "Hi! I...yeah, I'm....." She's confused for a moment, then realizes. "Ohhh...you heard." And then she bites her lip as she realizes that he didn't hear from her. "Um..."

"Are you sure? because I ... I just found out...from Zane. ZANE. he's like... 'hey, I think it's great how cool you've been' on the text and i'm like 'yeah thanks...now what are you talking about?' and then... He's like 'About the killer Sylvi and I helped bring in with Dagmar and the others' and i'm like 'the what?" He gapes at her

"Uh....yeah." She's blushing purple. "Can you...do you want to come in? I can't go out. Grounded."

"Yeah well, okay. so..you ARE okay?" He comes in

"Should I go?" Siv offers to fade to the back

"Yeah...I'm fine," she assures him, then gives Siv a Please? look.

"I need to dust me own room." Siv says "Nice seeing you, Colton" And retreats giving them space

Once they're alone, Colton looks at her again "Is ..is everyone else okay?"

"Yeah, we all came out of it just fine. Dagmar got bit, but not hard enough to do any damage. Do you want something to drink or anything?" Sylvi asks as she closes the door.

"Just.. well, I don't know what I want. I.. I wish you'd told me before. I could have helped. Did I do something wrong? I mean, like am I crowding you?"

"No...wow, Colton, no. And you're right...I should have. It just felt...I don't know...it felt like you're dealing with stuff there, and this was a here thing. But that's a stupid excuse. I just...wasn't thinking," she finishes lamely. "I'm sorry.

"I ..." a sigh "I am a bit hurt. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't, and I didn't like hearing about it second hand from Zane. But... you're okay, no one was hurt, that's what matters. I guess I need to remeind myself you're going to have most of your adventures without me. Earth Runes does sometimeskeep me busy.Head games from that Ailil and more"

Sylvi is about to apologize again, but then he mentions the Ailil, and she frowns. "What did she do now?"

"Oh, she's acting lonely and hurt and..."He stops himself from going on " Lesleah is trying to play on sympathies. Mine, and others. I feel like I almost have to protect Squire Tylar. He's a boggan. And you kknow how they have soft hearts"

"Hmph. You told your liege what she's doing?" She folds her arms, almost reflexively.

"Yes, well, most of it, not about her...ah... not about everything. "