#rivervale_lodge

"Oh wow... that... surely she won't go that far off the deep end?"

"Might make her feel better?"

"Well, we want her to be happy" Unsure

"Sometimes it feels good to vent it, you know? Being fake happy sucks."

"you've got a point, she should not HAVE To smile if she's not feeling it. Uncle Olgar would lecture me if I tried to make her do that"

"Yeah, but I asked her to yell for the dogs. She coulda said no."

"You did" Siv nods "And you handled things really cool. She was just looking to bite at anyone and you were around."

"I haven't blown my top in ages."

"Well, let's not jinx it' She knocks on wood "But nope you haven't. Think I lost my cool more recently than you. "

"Everybody does, sometimes."

"yeah, I had to apologize. I was in the wrong, long story." She looks at the window "Sometimes I think mybe I want to travel the world and get pissy about it. When I graduate, yes"

"Well, you're a seafarer - of course you wanna explore."

"Maybe you should get Rover lessons? Olgar said he'd be showing me trod stuff..."

"You wouldn't mind me coming along on some of those?"

"Why would I?"

"Well, I already had my training mostly, might be seen as double dipping..." She ponders. "Roving by sea trods. I wonder"

"That could be cool! Hey, could you make a, like, trod-boat?"

"Oh sure, the Kestrel sails on sea trods just fine" She says "As does the Wave Maiden..."

"Yeah, but those are big..."

"More like a Moana-boat, one or two people, built for speed?"

"Oh, not my favorite type of ship, but ..maybe, a small sailboat could do it." A look at her, "If we go on something like that, you're going to insist on singing the 'awei awei' song aren't you?"

"Well, as a Gwydion, I probably can't say 'no never'...."

"Good point and I respect that. Fair enough. I do love me some Moana..also Atlantis the Lost Empire, and also The LIttle Mermaid and.. there might be a theme"

"Oceans for the Waveborn."

"I suppose we all have our fixations.." A smile and she looks around "I do worry mom and dad will be hurt if I move away for good, but I've told them that this will always be a home port to me, and I mean it"

She nods. "I'm not in a rush to move out. Still have a few years."

"That makes me feel better, you know? The idea that at least one of us wilders might hang around for a bit? "

"Well, I am not ready to give up Jaymes and Tove."

"You just got them now into shape" A nod

Then a wink

"Exactly!"

More droning music from Gerd's room

"I think her becoming a wilder may push Vali into becoming a grump" She winces

"Oh, I hope not."

"Tove's still a wilder, do you think I'll make her go grump?"

"No, she'll go grump eventually, we all will, but It won't be because of you."

"Okay..."

"though dad claim I AM responsible for silver and missing hairs" A roll of eyes

"Well, own it. Every time you get in trouble, be like 'that's another three hairs!' and maybe he'll laugh and you'll be in less trouble?"

"i'm shallow, I don't like the idea that I'm a drain" She admits.

"Oh..."

"It's silly Iknow," She says "But ..well, my mom and dad actually got a bit younger when they returned with me..weird mm? But they..sometimes I think Dad is this close to retiringk, and mum with him.. and" She looks about "I hate that idea. I mean, if anyone deserves a break they do, but they're SO good at it. You know? And they're fine.. they're not old.. not for grumps. They're not banal.. I just.. it's worriesome"

"Oh, I don't want the Chief to retire! Or Frank! They're... they're Rivervale."

"It's how I feel about them, my bias about them being my mom and dad aside... dad seems over it, but wow. For a bit, it scared me, so when they talk about me aging them .. I know it's good natured, sometimes jokes right? But it makes me.." She takes a deep breath "Well, like I'm taking down camelot or something"

"This is Camelot." She brightens at the realization. "Totally."

"With a nordic flaire , aye" She smiles and looks about and sings, not as well as Tove or Torrin but heartfelt

"In short, there's simply not
A more congenial spot
For happily-ever-aftering than here
In Camelot."

"AND Chief isn't about to go sleeping around with no fancy french guys."

The idea is so crazy, that Siv breaks out laughing "Truer words never spoken"

A grin. "So see? No worries."