#rivervale_lodge

A grateful look at the plate. "Thank you, Dagmar. Perfect."

"Food helps." Voice of experience.

She sighs, "I hate being clumsy in front of sidhe."

"You're tense, if you were dough I'd worry about a chunk of you breaking off." Olgar says easing her muscles "And Dagmar's right. Food helps"

"Heh. You stepped wrong? I got a perma nickname from Frank's friend now. I can tell" He shrugs "It happens."

"She's... a lot."

"Well, Frank's friend doesn't have to come back anytime soon if she doesn't want to, as far as I'm concerned."

"Oh ffft.. .if this is about her and my face, it took her off guard. Obviously she didnt' really met us when we vakayed at TJ" Olgar chuckles

"And don't worry. I've heard and had worse." Olgar reminds.

A nod to Dagmar "She's got a sharp edge. Mix a hard life with nocker kith and you can get that"

Dagmar busies herself bringing out plates and silverware for the rest who will be joining.

"She reminds me of some group home kids, but, like, old."

"Well, it may be explainable, but that doesn't mean I have to like it."

"Right. But you put up with me okay...."

"You were never that bad, Dagmar. Not like that."

"Got the sexiest woman in the Fief feeling all protective of me." Massage then to Dagmar "It's the dig at my face. You never did that, kiddo. My wife's kind of like a carebear to most... it's a front. Mess with those she loves, she gets grizzly" And he bends down to kiss Kerri's cheek, "Don't you?"

"Oh..."

Kerri grumbles as she accepts the kiss on the cheek. "I can't go grizzly when I have to be Hearth-y." A pause. "That sounds stupid, but you know what I mean."

"I know what you mean" He says.

Nadeen comes in "I protest this!"

"Tough titty said the kitty when the mlik ran dry" Dirk says going with her, "You were acting suspicious."

Kerri groans, then musters a smile. "Good evening, Nadeen."

"...and Dirk."

"Hearth Kerri, this...individual tells me you..empowered him to be a Peacemaker?"

Nadeen says "Would you please inform him that I was not STEALING a horse? I just.. wanted to... you know... perhaps ride it. "

"That's a hanging offense, right?" T he redcap says happily

Dagmar tenses. "Stormwake? Is Stormwake alright?"

A deep breath. "Nadeen, Dirk is functioning as a Peacemaker for Rivervale, yes. No, Dirk, wanting to ride a horse is not a hanging offense."

"Stormwake is fine," Nadeen says with a roll of her eyes "Thank you for your concern about me. The Debukes have put up a lovely stable... and I thought I'd just.. ride him."

"But it's not her horse"

That last from the redcap "So that's stealing?"

Kerri stands (assuming Olgar lets her) and regards the sidhe. "Did you ask the Chieftain's permission?"

"I...did not" the wilder girl squirms

"I mean, I can tell you're fine..."

"Dirk, was she actually riding when you saw her?"

Olgar lets her up, but says "hearth... I believe the Chief has trusted Dame Dagmar with Stormwake's care when she's not here. " In a 'do with that knowledge what you think is best'

"Nope! " Dirk says "She was on her ass looking up at the horse"

Nadeen looks mortified, "a set back"

Kerri nods to Olgar. "That's my understanding, too. Dagmar...I'm assuming you didn't give permission, either."

"No..." A brow furrow.

Another nod. "Nadeen, are you injured?"

The unsained sidhe looks more mortified about the fall than the accusations of stealing horses "Merely my pride, Hearth."

"So Dagmar, what do we do with her ? ten lashes?" The redcap asks

"Did you ask Stormwake permission?"

OLgar turns his face

Kerri glances at Olgar, then quickly looks back to Nadeen. She nods at Dagmar's question.

"He's a horse" Nadeen says

"Nadeen, I've heard enough. You will clean out Stormwake's stall twice a day for a week. Dirk, you will supervise that she's done it and report to me."

"Yes, Hearth" Nadeen complies. Gratifying actually, that the young sidhe gives no further arguement

Dirk says "Wow..shitty job. Yeah I got it."