#rivervale_lodge

Brow stays furrowed.

"I mean, that should relax her"

"Yeah. So she knows."

"Since she'll find out..."

"Yup"

There's a whoop from the kitchen!

Eyebrow.

And the kitchen door..locks?

Second eyebrow!

"Uhm?" Gerd raises a brow too now . Just one

"Did someone just block or lock the kitchen door?" She says

"Yup."

"Huh"

"I guess Vali is feeling better..."

"I don't know, but I do know one thing..." She says "I'm not portal passaging in there"

"Nope!"

She sighs "Yup. Just gonna pretend i don't know or suspect nuthin"

"Exactly."

She chews on her thumb.

The door opens

From outside that is, and Jaymes peeks in

his eyes brighten as he sees his daughter

"Dad!"

"Dagmar" nod ("Daughter") and he moves to her

"We got the thallian."

"Good. You're okay?" He moves to her.

"Oh yeah."

"Bad news for Jack, which sucks - his father's dead, and his mom..." Scowl. "Junkie bitch sold him to the thallian for more drugs."

A scowl "hrumph" ("Unforgivable")

"Exactly."

"We brought home a mortal."

"Oh snot. Enchanted?"

"Yes"

That from Gerd

A frown.

"He was a foster kid."

"Is?"

"Mortal, but he.... we were..."

"We were looking for the gang, right?

"Right." He nods

"But he.... I heard.. she was beating him. With a fuckin' BELT."

"You saved him" Not a question ("Good that you did")

"Yeah..." She trails off. Shame?

And he sits next to her and takes her hand . A gentle look ("Tell me")

"She.. I..." Frown. "I was so angry..."

"She... she was talking shit, and I just... I..."

"I hurt her pretty bad."

"Gwydion rage... this is the cost" he does not grunt that but says it "The fact she is an evil woman does not make it easier to deal with I suppose. Does she live?"

"Yeah..."

"I think I hit Frank too."