#rivervale_lodge

"it's not your fault" Torin says

"It's completely my fault" The couple, who can be heard on the porch, is arguing. Myrttle Anne, herbalist and friend to Anne Marie seems insistent! "My big mouth nearly killed that woman and is in danger of starting a clan Civil War"

"It was bound to come out eventually" Torin Torad says

"Oh, sure, in another year maybe, but I decided 'Hey, you know what 2020' needs? Family Strife and Cardiac Arrest" a scoff from the much shorter partner of the duo

"Myrtle Anne, you're being silly" Torin says reasonably

"Silly." The boggan grows cool

"Well, yes, silly, you see..."

and it goes south fast

****

Frank hears a knocking at the door

So he gets up to answer it.

"Hello?"

Sir Bacdhion bows low, "Sir Franklyn. You may not recall me? Sir Bachdion"

A blink. "Yes, of course. Please come in." He moves to make room. "Is Siv alright?"

"Siv is fine, sir, youv'e raised an amazing young woman who I'll be proud to call a House Sister. I came here to discuss Adam" He enters

"I see. Would you care for something to drink?"

"Certainly, anything you have. I understand the folks here prefer coffee"

"Well, depends. We do have excellent coffee. And mead. And I know where the rest of the stuff is."

"Mead? Oh by all means... and thank you , Sir"

"Not at all. Thank you for coming." Frank goes to serve his glass, and gets a cider for himself. "Has Adam been.... is there an issue?"

"Only so much in that I think he's disappointed in us so far. Sir Magnus and I both had different approaches, I'm not sure either was what the lad hoped for." He takes the glass "Thank you. " A sip

Frank motions Bachdion to take a (small person) seat, and takes a seat himself. "Would you give me details?"

Asking with all due respect to confidences.

"I asked him a bit about what he knew, what he wanted to know, and so on. I meant it casual, but it's possible I came across as too interviewing. He seemed, not entirely thrilled with my own answers to his questions."

Frank's expression is... serious. "Adam is... unique. He would probably not enjoy hearing that. But he knows it. I have tried as best I can to guide him but. My House....."

"That said, he is a brave combatant, he is not afraid to work, and he follows orders." a beat "Now."

"From what I understand, he..... involves himself fully in his relationships. You know about his family?"

"Yes," A nod "yes he told me. he seems protective, almost trollishly so, of his mother"

"They were a duo before she met Kyle. They... Kyle and Brenda... have said his father was Fiona Sidhe." Frank sips and clears his throat. "It was one night."

"Yes. And no judgement of either party from me. As a satyr and Fioan I understand nights of passion" A pause "And for that matter Knights of Passion" A chuckle

"But " sobering "I believe you when you say he's brave, and hard working... but he seemed tottaly despondent there wasn't a 'quick lesson' to being Fiona. Is that typical?"

Frank considers this. "Can you tell me more about the situation?"

He shares how the conversation went OOC: Which is WAY too long to repeat word for word here 🙂

Frank sighs.

"I... sense a theme."

"And that is?"

"He went to EarthRunes seeking a mentor. We won't say a sponsor for fostering, not yet. Just... a mentor. Something we can't give him here, we have found." Frank drinks some cider. "I think. This is my supposition. I think. He hoped to be. Found. Recognized. Accepted. Known. Perhaps we here, we trolls, didn't. See him. Not clearly. But surrounded by Fiona? Speaking with a satyr? I think he hoped to be. Acknowledged."

"Understand.... this is the observation of one he does not trust, from second and third-hand rumors, stories, and observations."

"Ah, well, I'll take that into account, but I think his term of acceptance might ... a touch too encompassing? It sounds like he confuses acceptence with enthusiasm"

"Or vice versa?"

"or vice versa. Poor lad could be manipulated by someone who acted all eager to meet him" Troubled look

Frank nods. "We have noted that."

"Sir Magnus tried a different approach. He says he liked the lad's control but is sure by the time he was done the lad didn't like him. Didn't expect the hard ball approach from Magnus mind"

"I do not know what Adam expected from Magnus. Did either of you. Accept him? Adam?"

"I thought I just said I did. I wasn't enthusiastic, but certainly didn't shun him." A brow "I took the time for him, answered some of his questions, told him a bit of my experences. "

"Sorry, no. Did you agree to mentor him? Either of you?"

"Ah" He says Realizing "he expected to get what he wanted and he calls that acceptance. Magnus hinted at... mmm" A pause "I told him we were considering it and we might mentor him but had to consider a lot"

"And that is reasonable. Very reasonable." Frank takes a breath. "For a frustrated almost-Sidhe almost-Fiona teenager?"

"Where is Adam now? Do you know?"

A brow at something, "im aware of wilder patience and lack of same, but I thought it had been explained to the boy that this was just a meeting. If I had known he wasn't told that I might have stressed it at the start or asked that it be explained even before he came"