#rivervale_lodge

She bites on her lower lip. "I don't... do we need to tell Chief?"

"She'll want to drag him in for another Serious Conversation.."

"Well, that might not be so bad. Though I can see how it might not be so good. I don't see how we can help him if we keep it all so no one knows what others are doing?"

Sam frowns.

"I don't think he'd like being... being treated like some problem, either."

"More like we only need one person lecturing him I was thinking"

"I just wanted people to chill the fuck out and back off."

"He doesn't need another lecture!"

Sally Mae raises a brow "Do you need to yell?"

"He really doesn't need to be called in the principal's office again."

"I shouldn't have told you." Jaw jut.

"Yes. I heard about that. But that wasn't a changeling that did that. Vali said it was a mortal girl who misunderstood what Adam meant when Adam called Dirk a Fairy"

"No. I mean here."

"He only gets called to the lodge to get lectured at."

Sally Mae frowns "I see."

"Dagmar. Do you want ME to talk to him about my experiences as a kinain? "

"...Maybe?"

A frustrated noise. "I just... he's hurting, and I can't help..."

"And it's hard. Because you can't fight it with weapons or in my case bake a cake to fix it" A sigh "I know. I'll approach him, see if he wants to hear about my story, and if he doesn't I'll back up, but I will make the offer. It's the best I can do. You offer him that painting, maybe you're right, a bit of magic and wonder, you know?"

"Maybe."

"But please don't haul him in for another Serious Lecture? Then he'll know I narced and that I betrayed him.."

"You haven't betrayed anyone. He's hurting and you're getting him help as best you can. You told the Chieftain you'd look after him and you report to her don't you? So Duty might say you have an obligation to tell her. Don't beat yourself up for trying to do the right thing instead of the expected thing"

"You are being dutiful, and I dare say HONORABLE in looking after another person's welfare"

"But he also trusted me."

"Then he must know he's also trusting your judgement. "

"BUT..>" she holds up a hand "For now, I will see first how he responds to my offer, then I'll tell you how it went."

"Okay? After that, we'll, we'll see. I don't want you chewing your nails to a frazzle because youv'e been put in what feels like a no win scenerio"

She jerks her hand away from her mouth and folds them both behind her back.

"It's okay. I have a cousin who chews his shirts" She says "It happens. Stress is stress."

Gently said.

"Still..."

"Eventually you'll lick it" All the confidence in the world

"Yeah, maybe." Sigh. "I should head home..."

"Okay. " She rises "Oh. I have something for you too. I had to hide them when I saw Dirk... " She reaches into the kitchen then comes out "I know some folks think they're for little kids but... well, I added some cinnomon and other sthings to flavor. "

When Dagmar looks into the bag she'd handled, she sees Animal Crakers. Some shaped like dogs, others horses, cats, and yes, monkeys

"I hope Tove doesn't mind ,but I had to try the patterns out and .. I hope you don't mind either"

"I don't!"

"Great ,well, its a sealable bag so remember to close up and it should last for a few days, or until eatten which ever comes first." A smile

One of the cat patterns looks a lot like Odin acting all indifferent

And another horse pattern looks like of like Stormwake in his "I am hot shit" pose

"The're nice. Night, Sally Mae."

"Night, Dagmar" Sally Mae waves good bye. Dagmar heads out. Cookies are not quite worth the stress tonight, but theyr'e close

(End scene)