#rivervale_lodge

Kerri points to the kitchen door, rapidly. "Out back. Go."

"Kerri?" And out he goes.

Then to the phone. "Can do. Then what?"

And assesses.

And heads to Brekke.

Brekke summarizes the situation.

Connor is cradled in Torin's arms, having sobbed himself out, and has his face buried in the older man's chest. He does not greet the new visitors.

"Dad, you're supposed to be protecting Tove...."

"Connor, Torin... Brekke, what's ...." He listens, nods.

His face is very serious, his eyes dark.

"I will contact Count Jude. Excuse me."

"...Kerri was looking for you to do that, yes."

"We can't leave you in danger from a willworker" A snort from Jaymes "Your mother said I had to come. I didn't think she'd follow"

Tove lifts her chin

Frank hot-foots it back to the phone.

Grunt-huff.

"Chief.... can I talk to you?" Adam asks, quietly.

"Privately?"

"Jude, here's Frank, I think he's still getting hte details together..." And Kerri hands the phone off to Frank.

"Excellency...."

The wizard's eyes fall on the swollen belly of Tove.. his eyes glint with a notion.

Oh, THAT'S a gut-punch to wizard-boy.

And the notion is GONE

It isn't until after she passes the phone over that Kerri realizes she just addressed the Count on a first-name basis.

"Don't even fuckin' think it."

A grunt nod

As Kerri heads back through the kitchen, she picks the med kit. No, the special med kit...with the hypodermic needles.

Jack comes out, and sees Adam.. his eyes narrow "He got free!" And he lowers his head to charge the reaver in the Adam suit

"Jack, they're switched!"

And Jack goes 'Ack..." ANd kind of carreens to the side to avoid

The wizard curses and then... stops struggling. Drugged

Grunt. Glower.

What happens after that is a bit of a blur. A dove pooka appears in magician garb done in Liam's colors. he hands a card with Jude's signature and heraldry on it, moves to the wizards body and blinks "Time to put you in with the white rabbit mmm?" And he takes his hat, and says "Nothing up my sleeve.."

"Presto Jerko..' And he... and possibly Gerd if she got called in...vanish

And Adam finds himself being pulled to the arms of...

his father "Adam? Are you okay? Son I'm sorry.. they told me you.. wwere possessed I didn't... I ddin't think that anyone could DO that"

"Dad?? DAD!!!" He hugs the troll who is his father.

"Is Mom ok? Dad, mom???"

" Your mother's fine.. she's on her way.. Are you all right? I can;t imagine."

"I'm ok. The Chief healed me. I'm ok."

"Your hand.. it's.. is your hand okay?" He notices

"Yeah, I'm ok."

Nor is Kyle the ONLY Father concerned. Now that the prisoner is gone... Jaymes most to Dagmar "Dagmar... are you al right?"

"Me? I'm fine, I missed most of it... oh.. oh... Torin..."

Back inside she goes. If her parents follow?

Torin is holding onto Connor who may have passed out cried himself to sleep

And yes, Dagmar's parents follow

Kyle nods to Adam "Okay... you've been through hell. We need to get you a shower and some food"

Connor holds onto Torin, looking around with a gulping swallowed sob. "It's... over?"

"It's over. The Bad Guy is gone, where he can't hurt you."