#rivervale_lodge

Tove feels proud. She knew studdying the horses would pay off.. and, yes, Raindrop has been a good teacher too, "Yes. He's definitely a warmount. Sometimes I think the Chieftain likes how Stormwake boasts enough for both of them when they ride together"

"True. She's humble."

"Guess she doesn't NEED to boast." Eye roll. "Doomwind likes to make an awful lot of noise, already."

"Mmm i want to meet this Doomwind" A sniff

"Oh, Doomwind is this jouster at Teaneck."

"Yes. I've heard. Undefeated"

Eyeroll.

"Yes. I agree" she says "Lots of talk, but we haven't seen anhything up here"

"I sort of hope she gets beat by a novice."

"Maybe the Novice will be you? " A smile

"Well, I mean, that would be cool..."

"Unlikely, but cool."

"Well, I know, but I'm your mother. I am allowed to have crazy hopes and dreams for you... my future astronaut zookeeper firefighter veterinarian Olympian master Chef winner of a forged in fire episode" She winks "No pressure"

She laughs.

"I love you so much" She says "Some days I think I'll just burst"

"You look ready to burst. Just you wait until you have your own kid, right?"

"I Have my own kid. she just came pre packaged" Motherly fuss over Dagmar

Blush, and she allows it.

"Still, you are so gonna pop soon - right?"

"Oh, Dagmar I hope so... when ever I sit down your little brother seems determined to STEP right on my bladder." An admission "I try not to complain when your father is around, but I was telling Kerri the other night that my ankles are SO big I think if a songbird ever needed to hide from a hawk it could hide next to my foot"

"Well, it'll be soon. He only has a week left as a Taurus."

"And he needs to be a Taurus huH?" She laughs

"Well, I'm one."

"Yeah, and you work out pretty well"

"Exactly!"

"mmm you are taurus close to an Aries.. maybe he'll be a Taurus close to A gemini?"

"Maybe!"

"Or a Gemini close to a taurus. I'll be okay regardless"

"Well, sure."

"I mean, I think it might be bunk, but Nadeen was talking about the patterns they make and how they interact and it was interesting..."

Then a low mutter "If he waits too long and wants to be dead center Gemini I'm going to complain loudly"

"Like, it's overlapping and intersecting patterns? And she thinks, since mortals believe in it, that makes it more real for us."

"Noted."

"Thank you. And that's an interesting point.. yes. Though Greek Zodiacs are but a small fraction of the stories of the stars"

"Oh, there's the Chinese one, too..."

"Though I am less certain if I am a monkey."

"Snow would be happy to let you in the club"

"She would. As long as I didn't horn in on her fruit supplies."

"Yes, that would make her sad. LOUD and sad" Amused then... Tove makes an ooo sound

"Bladder again?"

She shakes her had "No.. I need to sit down."

Brow-furrow and she moves Tove towards a chair. "Was it the cookie?"

""Oh no" A laugh "not the cookie I just... all this talk. I wonder if he was listening"

"Is it... is he coming?"

....

"NOW?"

"No.. no.. I don't.. I just need to sit.. please." She wobbles to a chair

Dagmar helps ease Tove down.

"Do you need a doctor?"

"I think.. maybe... a call to Clem might be good"