#rivervale_lodge

Frank enters into the lodge to find more folks there! Thane Tiffany for one

He nods greeting to the newly gathered. "Evening. You have been told?"

"Kind of hecticly" Gerd throws in

"Where do you need us, Mountain?" Vali asks

A heavy tread outside, approaching.

"I think we're waiting for more information at the moment."

And a few moments later, Brekke enters. She looks around sharply. "News?"

"That's what we were going to ask you, Chieftain" Sir Vali says

"I have delivered the message to Count Hemlock's people. Siv is staying to assist in guarding him. Is there news from AnneMarie's family?"

Anne Marie says "Symon is on a car trip with a friend"

An eyebrow.

A blink. "A car trip?"

"Odd timing for a jaunt."

(Patrol!)

"Do you know where, AnneMarie?"

"I thought with Dagmar. she IS his best friend. I feel better knowing that"

Frank grunts. "Gerd, can you text them?"

"Sure..." She texts

"As to where.. no. I think to find answers. I thought a Gwydion truth read and Symon's sneakiness could uncover a lot"

Frank crosses over to where BrownDog lays sleeping and crouches to stroke him.

Brown Dog is breathing, but seems utterly exhausted. Someone has wiped the saliva and puke off him, but he's still bedraggled

"Mm." A nod. "Any other incidents?"

"Where is Connor?" Frank asks quietly.

A sharp look to Dagmar.

(Dagmar's not in the room)

(Right, sorry.)

Soft noises from above, the sound of sneakered feet thumping lightly, to make colors!

Up in Connor’s room.

And hoof taps there too

"He's in his room. I have jack with him" Gerd says

Kerri comes in from the kitchen, bearing refreshment. A glance upwards. "He sounds fine."

"I thought perhaps he would come keep BrownDog company, since Dagmar cannot?"

Gerd checks her text and looks alarmed

but only for a moment

"Mountain," Kerri says, "I will set up cots for the boys to sleep on near BrownDog. Will you let them know?"

Frank nods and goes upstairs to do just that.

Kerri starts to the linen closet past the phone closet. "Gerd? Help me, please."

Gerd looks up "I.. ah.. yes... sorry.. Dagmar has been texted" And she moves to join Kerri. Clearly she's torn to say more

A little away from AnneMarie's hearing, Kerri murmurs to Gerd, "What else?" The clatter of the cot frames may keep them from being overheard.

ANd Gerd shows her the texts... and says "I didn't know how to tell Anne Marie Symon's not with Dagmar"

Last in whisper

"Chieftain?" Vali asks "Where's Olgar?"

"I do not know. Hearth?" She looks in that direction. "Have you heard from Olgar?"

Kerri looks up from Gerd's phone. "Ah...I...patrolling, I think." A briefly wide-eyed look as she realizes that she hasn't considered contacting him. "Excuse me....Gerd, AnneMarie, may I impose...?" Indicating the cots.

"Of course of course"

Anne Marie says "Something to do.. thank goodness! Going out of my mind with inactivity"

And Kerri vanishes into the kitchen again, and beyond through the door to the outside. She texts Olgar quickly: Check In Now.

He might be in the Dreaming, or in a fight, or let the battery die, for Olgar does not respond right away

Mission accomplished, Frank returns. "He'll be down shortly. They will, actually." and he gets a damp cloth to clean BrownDog the rest of the way up.

Brekke nods to Frank, then looks towards the door, frowning.