#rivervale_lodge

Oak patrols near the stables. The horses act snooty but he's got his doggy job. They seem good

He moves along to the garden, and sniffs around the beanstalk root, mmm onnly goes so far up. Good, not safe for the kids

He's a fae hound, smart, but he's still a dog.

And frannkly the walks and pets are nice, but... oh well.

He moves to the grass and rolls

then he sniffs and rises... a female, in heat? Hellooo..

He approaches and sees her. She's beautiful, fur just so, fantastic form, a bit smaller than he, but not some frail thing like twobit (Okay, twobit is fierce but she's small). He approacches, ambling up casual cool in the canine versionn of 'hey girl'

The female wind wolf looks over at him, and eyes him cautiously

He starts to sniff, just a hello....

And she snarls and gives him a nip

He backs up with a yip

The wind wolf snnorts "you're a DOG. I'm a wolf. I know your kind, you don't mate for life, you hit it and quit it. Move on"

Hurtful, in more senses than one. He gives his most sincere canine look. He works with trolls. he's loyal

But she flies off

Leaving him to watching with a longing look

Damn. It must be furry cause Fuzz don't flowlike that he thinks. And goes back to patrols. For all the female canine attention I get I might as well be neutered

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Siv is at Frank's desk, flipping through notes and family albulms

The crunch of boots on gravel.....

"Huh.." She makes a note

Frank steps in, toes off his boots.

Scribbling sounds

He looks around to see.....

Siv is working at his desk, going through Mountain records and notes and writinng things down.

"Siv?"

"Hey da" she looks up "Something the matter?"

"Can I help you find something?" he approaches his desk.

"With Zane gone, I was just collecting notes for Vali. Also for my family records of my father" She rises primly with her notes "But here's your desk"