#rivervale_lodge

Siv says "Oh poor Baron Kealan..." A giggle

The Chief has gotten up to make a call TO that baron in fact. Lessons will be arranged.

Siv explains "He was probably looking forward to Mum retiring so he could not get troll launched one Pennons. Now she's gonna be training you to do it"

"A noble tradition."

Glass #2 is lifted in an arc. "Whoosh."

"Yeah, that's about how it goes," Siv agrees. The party has broken up more or less...but Jaymes and Tove , while they've moved to another area to talk to Torin, don't seem in a hurry to demand their daughter come home.

"Next thing, convince Stormwake I'm okay while I'm learning for real..."

"Oh you'll be fine. You just need not to worry about it so much you stress yourself out"

She nods.

"I'll just explain it to him."

"OH well. you're still invited to sail the seas with me sometime even if you do seem doomed to lean towards cowgirl instead"

"Not a cowgirl. Knight."

"You'e right. I just can't picture you yodeling"

"You know, singing to the cows'

"Cows are boring."

"But tasty" Siv says "You're right. I' ma sailor and even I know horses are a much more pleasing looking animal. ALso smarter"

The dogs are hurmphing on the porch

"Totally smarter. Odin thinks he's as smart, but he really isn't."

"Hey now, I'm a cat lover" She says.

Oak hurumphs LOUDER.

"Relax, Oak. You're still dad's favorite" Siv assures the dog, "Go find him."

Oak wags at the notion of finding the mountain, rises and goes to do so.

A happy grunt.

"Don't worry, Brown Dog, Edelweiss and I still love you" Gerd says

Siv rolls her eyes at the youngest wilder's baiting.

"I love all of the animals, thank you very much."

Brown Dog hears Dagmar's voice and bounds towards Dagmar leaving Gerd.

"oh..canine burn" Siv says as Brown Dog disobeys Gerd and trots up to Dagmar for scritches and scraps.

"Hey!" And Brown Dog gets them.

"Fine... " Gerd says "Come on, Edelweiss"

Well, ther's no doubt that Edie is Gerd's dog and she her troll... Goth or no, the big white dog softens Gerd's features for the better every time. Those two go off.

While Brown dog proposes a belly rub! Who doesn't love those? here, rub his, he'll prove it

No doubt!

The girls give him a belly rub, chat about jousts they've seen and agree to watch 'A Knight's Tale' with Brown Dog

Tove and Jaymes are good with that.. and soon the girls are cheering "LICHENSTIEN!"

(End Scene)