#rivervale_lodge

Snerk.

"Yeah yeah.. you're so surprised," She says "Also, I came really close to them wanting to visit to challenge mom for fun. You can see how there would be NO way to win if say The Baroness challenged Mom for giggles?"

"Oh jeez, no."

"It'd get serious too fast, I think."

"She and Teaneck have an understanding."

"Yeah, Baron K's cool" She says

Siv snitches something from a cabinet while Dagmar isn't looking

or is she?

Eyebrow.

"Relax.. it's ..just something for today."

ointment? Lineament? Something like that

"Did they make you do anything bad?"

"No" (True) "There was a safe word" (Lie.. probably meant as joke)

"If they... if.. Siv, if they made you do something bad for 'training,' that's not right."

"Relax, relax" Siv says moving to her, "Today had nothing to do with ..well, sex or even courting." True "If they try to treat me like some bimbo on a casting couch I'll tell them to kiss off."

Also true

Siv adds with a smile to the more swole troll, "But thanks for looking out for me. I appreciate it, but practice aside, I want to do the actual work on my own."

"..Okay." A touch of relief.

"Will it make you feel better if I just tell you why I need the ointment? I don't want you to tell anyone OR Get mad"

"It would, actually."

"Okay, I got dragged by the horse I was using...nothing broken or bloody, but I am bruised all to hell under these clothes. I don't want to tell anyone because they'll want me to heatherbalm it, and that's forbidden"

"See, it's about dealing with the consequences, and seeing if I'm just as brave when there's not an easy fix" A breath

No lies.

"Oh, but being thrown is scary, so's being dragged."

"Was," She admits "That's why I want to practice again. You know 'get back on that horse', the phrase? Something like that"

"Hey, wait... wait... here's a trick I learned." Cupboard rummaging. "Epsom salt."

"Yeah?" At the salt suggestion

"Hot bath with salt. Yeah."

"Thanks" She takes the salt "I'll try it'

"That's not magic, but it'll help?"

"Remember, don't tell anyone, particularly the elders or Jonas. "

"Ain't a snitch."

"Truth" She says nodding "I'm gonna make this. You watch" A smile and she pats Dagmar on the shoulder, and slips out to head upstairs

Dag puts away the last few dishes, before heading out to rejoin her family and then to home.

It would appear Tove is revved up for Imbolc.

But that gives her something to talk about, and Jaymes and Dagmar something to 'brow' about on the way home.

(end Scene)