#rivervale_lodge

A deep sigh of relief. "Sylvi's fine, and thanks for asking. I think Anne Marie and Myrtle Ann are on their way, as well." A moment's hesitation, and then she opens the door to reveal the horror of it all.

They're young. The shock is great. This is a profane thing to gaze upon for a young soul of a boggan

"It's horrible" Ramona admits

"Oh, Mrs. Davidson, I am SO Sorry" As one might say to a tornado victim

That from Lucia

"Well..." Kerri sighs bravely. "The good thing is that I know people who are experts in dealing with such matters. The problem is that...well, Beltane festivities, cooking, preparing...I simply can't manage that and this without some very speedy experts. I hope you don't mind?"

"You go into the kitchen, handle that, we'll handle this..."

"Yeah."

And a car peels in the drive way as Anne Marie and M.A come out like action heroes!

A grateful wave of welcome to them. "It's not good," she says as they approach. "I'm afraid I may have shocked the girls."

"They're young..." "Well, it had to happen some time" "Let's see the damag.. oh my, bad as I imagined. Kerri. I am so sorry. If you murder who ever sent these I know folks on the policde force who are bribable" Anne Marie offers COMPLETELY understanding

"I may take you up on that someday, but right now I've got too much Beltane in my blood to go off on that particular warpath. As pranks go, somebody got us good. Now, I know the boys are upstairs, but they're under orders not to come down without my permission. If anybody else interrupts you while you're doing the thing you do so well, just tell them I've been looking for them and they need to see me in the kitchen. Any requests for pastries?"

"nothing too sticky, you have enough sticky in here" M>A says "If you don't min me saying"

"Whatever you've got" Anne Marie says

and the boggans motion her to get out of the living area to the kitch en so they can move wiht boggan speed

She does, indeed, scoot.

Kerri doesn't have boggan speed, but she does know how to prepare food quickly enough.

One BOggan can get the work done in 1/3rd the time... FOUR Boggans?

Kerri's no fool.

Still, it's likely to take the better part of an hour to get the whole room back to normal...or better.

Yup. It's a bear. And she feels glamour going...cantrips are being used to cheat even more

Have at it, Ladies, she quietly encourages while the pastries bake.

And the pastriers are done. She hears something

"By Knitting Needle, and Colorful thread, though gossip isn't something any should dread, I swear to keep this in good stead, and reveal with gentle love. Names protected, Dates changed. A touch of truth rearranged. Never will we talk of this to bring shame. I swear it by my favorite glove"

or..something like that, in a chorus

Kerri blinks. That's a surprise. She carefully sets out the freshly finished pastries on a platter and prepares a tea tray.

"We're done, Hearth. "

A deep sigh of relief, and she brings the tray out from the kitchen with a smile. "Thank goodness." She takes a look around while setting down the tray.

It's.. not just the paint cleaned, the whole ROOM is cleaned. Now kerri does a DAMN fine job of cleaning house thank you... and she makes sure everyone chips in on that. But the boggans went above and beyond in not just cleaning the stains. It's sparkling! In fact, Symon maybe a touch distressed as even the rafters are sparkling

(hissss)

A blink. "Wow!" There's simply no other word. She turns and looks at the stunning cleanliness of it all. "You are all amazing!"

"You've also got a month before you're gossip bait," M.A. says "Anne Marie insisted"

Anne Marie shushes her friend.

"I didn't even KNOW about that oath," Ramona mutters to Lucia.

"Thank you. You went above and beyond. Now, please, help yourselves. There's raspberry and chocolate. And of course, tea, but if anybody would like something else, let me know."

"I'll confess, I did overhear that part. I had no clue. That's so very kind of you."

"I'd be happy to release you from it, though, if you wish. I don't feel ashamed that it happened. After all....childlings...." she says with a shrug.

"ooo Choolate" "Raspberry please"

"Oh now now,"

they do enjoy

"Speaking of childlings...." She calls up the stairs, "Jack? Connor? Are you all cleaned up?"

"Kind of?" Jack says from above "Connor's fur is kind of Blue merle in parts.."

"I like it."

"I'm a blue-tick hound now, but I don't have any ticks."

"Jack!" M.A grins "Connor, how are my two favorite young men doing?"

"Grounded." He calls down dolefully. "Or... we're on the 2nd floor, so what is it called then? "

"Come on downstairs, boys. You're sprung from confinement. And you have some thank yous to do."

Jack races down and say "I'm gonna thank and hug everyone just to be sure" And he DOES

Connor is a bit more shy. He knows Ann Marie and Myrtle only in passing, and he still looks guilty, under the blue.

He boggles at the clean room. "You could EAT off the ceiling!"