#rivervale_lodge

Sallly Mae peeks at Dagmar, New day, new work "So.. Trig a bit easier?"

Grunt.

"Right. " Sally Mae says "Dagmar. You know I'm working with the Hearth, training to be a Hearth yes? "

This as obvious as the day is long

"Yeah?"

"That means when I see something of concern I should it up to the Hearth, and then she brings it up to the Chieftain. And I am concerned. Not about your math. hyou'll get that..with a bit of help"

Brow furrow. "There's not.. there's nothing Miss Kerri or Chief gotta worry about."

"Sure there is.. you're working your ass off. I don't think they realize how much" She says "Your mom asked around. Tipped me off. Let me understand hwo your day is going. You take care of the horses here... then, you go to the rescue, and take care of the horses there... lots of mucking and feeding. During this, you also train your squire... and of course, School, online, which you find empty and a struggle. IT's not your style. When's the last time you hung out for an hour doing nothing with Lupe, May, or nadeen?"

"Well, hard to hang out with Nadeen and May, they've got mortal parents. And Lupe has lots of werewolf things to do."

"And just the morning isn't really enough for the horses, so I check on them after school and before homework."

"Mom wants me doing family dinner more, so I might do homework first..."

"Right. So.. in short you're being asked to do something by so many folks no one realizes how swamped you are" SHe frowns

"I can do it!"

"Honey, it's not a matter of whether you can do it, it's a matter of the cost for you to do it" Sally Mae says "You're reminding me of Clem.. she got this whole Atlas thing going on back in the day and it near brain fried her. I don't want you mad, but I feel I have to tell the Hearth"

"But I'm okay..."

"Well, the hearth might tell me I'm being a worrywart and to not over react" She admits

"I just need.. uh.. a 2.5 to stay in basketball..."

"I volunteer to tutor you in math to help take pressure off" She says

The briefest grimace before she suppresses it.

"Am I that bad a teacher? " SHe says curiously

"What? No!"

"Well, you kind of did this thing with your face around the eyes.. like something I said was not good news. You're as hard to read as your father some days, but I noticed that"

"Mmph."

"You're almost as stubborn as Clem too" Not a compliment but said with concern "Fine. I can't make you talk. This isn't Gitmo"

Brekke enters from patrol, making sure to get the dirt off her boots before tracking it into the Lodge.

She chews on her thumb.

"Chieftain" Sally Mae prepares a cup of coffee

A nod. "Sally Mae. Ah, Dagmar...good. I was hoping you would be here."

She accepts the coffee from Sally Mae and sips it, then nods approval.

Sally Mae nods. She long ago learned that attempts to get fancy would fall flat

"Um. Yeah? What's up?"

"I have news for the wilders, but I think you are in better touch with them than I. You know how to contact them. I would ask Sylvi, but she is questing, apparently." Another sip of coffee. "I have spoken with Chieftain Clem, and she has agreed that Rivervale wilders may receive homeschooling at the Farm if they wish. It may be preferable to this learning-at-a-distance."

Sally Mae looks surprised. She clearly hadn't heard this. "The farm... wait, even non troll wilders?"

Blink.

"Will that mean... I.. what about track in the spring?"

A nod to Sally Mae, one that shows she clearly understands the significance of this. "Non-trolls...and even Nadeen and Brogan," she says with an eyebrow for emphasis.

Then a puzzled look to Dagmar. "Track?"

"Track!"

"If I'm homeschooled, I don't think I can play..."

"We already don't have basketball..."

Brekke blinks. Clearly this is not something she had considered. "Hm. Are there no homeschooled students on your team?"

"And I guess maybe it's better we don't have it, I guess, maybe, I don't have time, but maybe in the spring there will be?"

She shakes her head.

Tiny ping.

Re: 'maybe it's better"

"Hm. Well, it is not a commitment. Only an option for those who wish. But I had not considered concerns such as sports." A thinking frown. "I will speak to Sir Vali and see if he knows how this may work."

A brow from Sally Mae

And a more Gwydion brow from Brekke.

"I don't know how it works. Just because we don't doesn't mean it's not allowed, maybe?"

Her hand drifts back to her mouth and she worries at her knucles.