#rivervale_lodge

Tove gasps "You got him? IS he alivee?"

"He was?"

Tove looks stunned then "Later, when I am done being terrified to death about you nearly dying there, I am going to fuss at you and then threaten to ground you for not listening enough then I am going to cook you whatever you want" Tove rambles wondering why she has turned into a crazy person

"He was stuck... he would have died, right?" She carefully lays the man out on the cold asphalt berm.

A mutter in that weird yodel language some of the trolls speak

The Emergency responder vehicle pulls up, to which Tove says "Finally"

"Or at least been on fire..."

Amber eyes follow the first responders - paramedics with curiosity, cops with caution.

two burly men in short sleeved uniforms move to the injured man ... "Did you folks move him?"//"Had to," Tove says "It was catching fire"//They grunt and nod, a bit trollish themselves. And tend to him. It's an incredible thing to watch, they're strong, yet gentle. Athletic, yet learned.

The police do come up and ask Tove somem questions, and she more or less answers honestly... yes, the guy swerved dangerously, and she thinks he was drunk. No, they're fine. Yes she was the one who called 911

"Is he gonna be okay?"

One man says "He's getting the best care in the county, miss. You two did all you could, if he lives, he should thank you, and if he passes? that's not on you." One man nods 'But odds are good for him." they move him, pretty strong for non trolls and get him in the ambulance

She nods.

Ad they drive off, it takes another 10 minutes but soon the two of them are released and Tove wipes her brow, looking a bit drained.

"Okay, wow. Dagmar... you ready to shop?"

"Um.."

"Can we get ice cream?"

"I'm fine, I'm fine.. I think"Tove says seeming a bit numb

"Are you sure you feel okay to drive?"

"..I'm calling Jaymes."

"No no..do't bother Jaymes. I got my breath back."

"You sure? He'd come."

A smile at something, "Yes, yes he would. Okay, Compromise, we turn around, and drive back home for now. We shop another night when you feel more comfortable with it. Okay?"

"Okay."

"Okay... "they get into the car and she turns the vehicle around as they drive home"When your father hears what you did, he's probably going to look pleased and I'm going to want to smack him..." More muttering in swedinorweifinish "And that makes no sense, I know"

"But the Chief woulda done the same, right? Or Jaymes?"

"That's what a troll is supposed to do, isn't it?"

"You....are..." A deep breath "Absolutely right. You saved that man's life, at risk to your own" Car accelerates a little

"Hey, Tove, have you seen Dragonheart yet?"

"Jaymes showed it to me, and it's all about knights..."

"No I think I missed that one, is it good?"

The older wilder still has that weird look on her face, as if some great revelation had walked up behind her and hit her with a clue by four so powerful only thor could lift it

"oh yeah!" She grins. "There's this dragon and a knight and they pretend to fight but are friends...."

"...and the knight, before he was a con man, he was a knight of the Old Code...."

"The Old Code? Okay, okay. Don't spoil it for me. You okay with watching it again?"

"oh totally! Maybe Jaymes will want to too..."

"That's be nice" They return home. Twobit in a sweater bounces around barking ready to defend!

"silly girl..." And she scoops up the pup

Wag little stub of a tail! Her fierceness is recognized!

Jaymes comes out "Hey, where did you two go?"

"I was gonna look for stuff at the mall."

"Shopping we were going shopping" Tove sticks to him with a speed so fast you'd think they were conjoined "We had...quite a little adventure"

Jaymes is surprised, but does not make a fuss "Okay. You both okay then?" To Dagmar as well

"There was a fire!'

Jaymes nods looking them both over "Either of you get burned?"

"Nuh-uh. This other car crashed. We helped."

"Good on you, come in side where it's warm" He nods,apparently that's enough for him

Tove's eyes get hUGE like he just grew a second head

"Tove hasn't seen Dragonheart. Can we watch it again?"

"Why not..." He says "You ca tell me about the carcrash after if you want."