#rivervale_lodge

"Well... that's the worry."

"That he's not healing right."

Siv ssays "How can we help him heal right?"

"I don't know."

"I'm not.. I mean, I am not the one to go to for that kinda stuff. That's, like, Kerri?"

"And..." Deep breath. "And I think more is maybe up with it."

"More?" She fights the Fiona urge to charge ahead and instead is patient "Go on if you would?"

"I dunno." She frowns.

"It's not my hold, I barely know him..."

"Yeah" A nod "Sorry, the only ideas that come to mind would probably get mom mad, maybe you too."

"Like what?"

"Like taking on the face of a visting knight, and spying on them. Or better, taking on the face of one of the staff there and learning what I can. Have to be extra careful about the latter. Dogs have keen noses"

"Uh, yeah. Probably not the best route."

"Also there's the question of honor and I couldn't because.. right now they're .allies..ish?" She ponders "But at least D'Lorean.. or is it DiLorean? Or..however you spell it. Atl east she's okay"

"And she seems on your side"

"Yeah, she's great."

"And loyal."

"So."

"And nuts about horses" Wry

"Well, sure. She has sense."

A snerk "Long as she doesn't call a ship a boat"

GRIN.

"Oh don't you even tell her that gets under my oooo"

"Me?"

"mmph" (Yes, you)

But fond

"Well." ("maybe!")

A chuckle "Oh fine. " A smile "Were ravens and centaurs? Damn. Crazy year"

"Glad it's almost over."

"Hear hear" She raises her own coffee mug

"Mom is insisting on sauerkraut tomorrow."

She makes a nose wrinkle "Not my favorite either"

"But hey, at least it's not Okra" A smile

"True that."

"Dame Doomwind brought us some Lutefisk as a thanks for all the times we fed her" A beat "you want some?"

"No, but Tove would."

"Hey, good point!" A smile "Let me get a bit for your mom" She rises "Man I loved yule but is it weird I'm glad to have a gap between holidays coming up?"

"Yeah, time for some normal."

She prepares and CAREFULLY seals some of hte excess Lutefisk. No need to have the smell become a friend

"I don't get it, but she does love it."

"Me neither. Normal, normal can be nice. Though, oh, well, I will have those tours with Piper when she's ready. So some travel. But just for music and parties and fun"

"Not going to liberate another Balor hold in January?"

"And get on Nadeen's bad side for not fetching her to take it? Who needs the glares?"

Siiiigh.

"Ah, sorry, that was a bit flippant. The thing is, she really did help. Without her distraction..mmph. Yeah, that might not have gone as well for me at least. I'm sure I'd have gotten a lot more hurt" Truth "But hey, she doesn't want that area anyway. Too yellow.. not snowy enough .. you should go see for yourself. It's really more suited to Sparrow in a lot of ways"

"Sounds it. Shame that the trod situation is rough."

"Hastiens' working on it. " She says "I like him by the way. He's not too uptight, but he gets shit done"

Blushing.

"Hastien's pretty cool."

A door closing upstairs, and a moment later Sylvi is making her way down, Flopsy following along. "Hey!" A wave and a smile to the others.