#rivervale_lodge

Unsurprisingly, Dagmar is with the horses.

Which is the first place Sylvi looked. Of course, some of those horses look pretty grim. She approaches Dagmar and whatever horse she's with slowly. "Hey."

"Hey Sylvi!"

The horse with her neck over Dagmar's shoulder stirs

She doesn't get to close so the horse won't startle. "You've got a new friend there."

"Yeah. I don't know her name."

Sylvi comes a little closer and offers a hand for the horse to sniff. "How many are there? Do you know?"

At least a dozen animals.

"Twelve - but not all horses, there's two ponies and a mule."

If the horse allows, she pets its nose gently. "Are there any you think I should do some Spring magic on?" she whispers. "I mean, they could probably all use it, but point me at ones that need it most."

the horse is a bit tender but there's glamour to cheer her.

Sam/Dagmar can point out to the one that's the most scared easily. Huddled in the back of a stable

"The new pooka used it some already, which helped..."

"But the little bay, she's scared of the other horses AND the people..."

Tucker coughs "Ah, lass.. what I used were more in Winter's vein"

"Because Australia is opposite in seasons?"

Sylvi looks to Tucker, confused. "Ummm...so it's not Spring...and not Winter, because Pooka...so...Summer?"

"Here now, none of that Seeppo superior stuff... just saying let the lady in red work her whamjam and don't worry about me own"

She's baffled about some of it, but nods and heads to take a look at the timid one. She peeks in the stable. "Hey, you." Gently.

Shivering horse? Do horses shiver?

Well, they do, but usually it's because of flies tickling them. This doesn't seem to be that.

It comes out and peers. She heard vampires had fed on them, maybe that explains how weak the horses seem. Slump backed, compared to Star or Stormwake, this horse is a poor example.

Fit for the Knackers... and that's not a compliment

She offers a bit of hay over the stable door. "You're okay. Very brave. Good job."

Tentative... and starts to reach for the hay

She doesn't move, just lets the horse take the hay.

Gerd moves to Dagmar 'Hey you hungry? I got more food"

"Oh.. actually?"

"Yeah?" Gerd says

And the horse takes the hay

"I think I might be hungry."

"Hey, then I have got the thing for you" She says "Got a roast beef sandwich, or if you prefer Pizza rolls they're hot..."

"There you go," Sylvi says to the horse. She gets another handful of hay, and carefully opens the stable door just enough to get inside before offering the hay again.

"Ooo... either works!"

"here.. I got some hot sauce we can put on the Roast Beef if you want" Gerd says "We'll get the Pizza rolls for my little brother..err .your squire"

Gentle munch tenative

"I'm not trying to get between you and Connor..."

Gerd says "Shit.. no I.." She takes a breath "I know you'd never meant to do that. " True "And... maybe I worry I'm .. kind of being ..replaced in his heart" Quietly "But that's not important.. he is what's important and that's that" True

She considers, eyebrows scrunched.

"Gooood," Sylvi says, smiling. "You're so brave. Okay, so...I'm going to try to help a little more. I hope you'll trust me." She takes a little more hay, but this time loosely braids several pieces together before offering it to the horse, gather Spring glamour into the strands.

"Pretty sure COnnor has an awful lot of room in his heart."

Gerd blushes "Yeah. " Fond "So much love."

The horse nibbles and... enchants even as the equine gains awareness, alertness... hope. And trust

Sylvi grins. "Oh, look how much better." She reaches to let the horse sniff her, then tries to pet it.

The things that hurt the horse were dead, and looked human. Now, the horse deals with a giant girl who isn't quite human, but very alive, and kind

and yes, pets are allowed

"Yeah, I know...it's weird." Pet, pet, pet. "We're trying to help, though. Our friends got rid of the ones who were hurting you." She's pretty sure the horse can't understand the words, but she's hoping the tone carries.

And Dagmar ahs her Roast Beef, as she watches Connor work in the distance. Tucker giving pointers. Sylvi having won another over.

All is well.

It is.. and inroads are made. Soon, fencing will be up, horses learn to trust even more.. and they will have acres to roam and be safe with.