#rivervale_lodge

"Mmm" ("I see") A nod "I will see what I can do to make sure she is closer for you to protect"

"ANNND play with" A nod

Wag wag wag! (Thank you, O Wise Warrior and Father of my treasured Knight!)

A solemnn nod, then a look left, then rigght, and a bend down to give the kid a paw bump

BEAM! Day? MADE.

And a bit better, Jaymes nod, and heads out to do just that

The day saved, Connor treats himself to a couple (regular) cookies. He earned them, a true hero.

A tale so heroic it wags!

(end scene)

"Frank?" Jaymes, his brother from annother life, seeks the Mountain out

"Jaymes? Kitchen." comes a muffled voice.

"Sorry to trouble you" he comes in with a bag. He is sitll wounded somewhat, but much better than he was. Not that Frank knows that. he sees only fresh scars and bandages

"How does the other guy look?"

"Like this" He lays tthe bag down and invites him to take a peek

WIthinnn the bag is a chimercal head of somethinng that looks like a shaved panther crossed with a bald wolverine

Frank looks askance at Jaymes, but looks in the bag. "Lost his head in battle, hm?"

"It was hunting for centaurs. At least that's what willowhisper told me"

Frank nods, grave. "That's... two? So far?"

"So far. This has a master, somewhere in the barony, it's not an independent chimera. I was wondering if you could use some Mountain Mojo and help me find whoever is waitingg for its return?"

"In the -Barony-." Frank rumbles. "Yes. Let's do some work."

"Pretty sure" he nodss "Another Hunter. Right now, Connor and Lane are at my house. "

"Dagmar is on guard?"

"Yes." nod ("She got kind of huffy when she saw that i was in a fight without her ")

Frank nods. "Let's see what we can find out." He takes the bag and heads outside via the kitchen door, leading him to the back of the Lodge.

Jaymes follows

((Are we post-Beltaine?))

(Yes)

(Soon to be Mother's day)

Frank takes a deep breath of Spring air, bag dangling from one hand.

He squats, setting down the bag, and takes a double handful of the rich, rising earth. He rubs it between his palms, then reaches in and takes the head out. He sets it respectfully on the earth and draws a circle 'round it with his finger in the loam. "Protected against you, commanding your response. That is not dead which can eternal lie." He snaps his fingers, dirt flicking off them.

Jaymes observes, ready to help, but yielding to his superior expertise, in fact counting on it

a glow seems to flicker in the heads eyes sockets

Frank has added Glamour to the spell with the snap. "Who sent you here to Rivervale?"

"My mistress, the most feared huntress... SUUUUSAAAAN"

Frank looks at Jaymes and mouths Susan??

Jaymes shrugs and mouths I don't write this stuff. Guess there are lots of susans

"What does your mistress, whom you call Susan, look like?"

"Beautiful and terrible is sidhe, with raven lockss and iceblue eyes"

"Where is your mistress Susan now?"

"At the Lair of the Sun's Apex, where rest can be purchased, for a price"

((Is the cantrip good for another question?))

(One more he suspects)

Frank glances at Jaymes in invitation.

"How many other creatures does your mistress Susan control?"

"Three others did I come with, one guard, two hunt.. Me? I am dea.. oh. I'm dead." And the glow dims

"Two more out there." Frank stands. "Get help and get on it. Find the one that's on guard, too. It is guarding something. We need to know what."

"I'll join you in a while."

"At the Lair of the Sun's Apex, where rest can be purchased, for a price?" he repeats

"That's what it said; his mistress's location. Hmph." he grunts "Guess it -didn't- say the other four are -here-. Just that Susan controls another three." disgruntled.