#rivervale_lodge

"And Mama, you must tell her this tale also - thou knowest she has boggan blood."

"I'll tell her" A conspirtaorial tone "Maybe i"ll insist the boggan was jewish"

"Though, pray, his soup may not be better than Hannah's, though it may be very good indeed."

"Not possible for it to be better" She agrees

"Oh, and I Have the second part of your gift" SHe says and hands over the box from Voodoo tea, the smell betrays it

"An embarrassment of riches, Tzipporah."

"Well, I wanted to get you the BEST GIft. You..." Sheepishly the Esdhu says "You didn't have to let me be your sister, but you did. WHen I really really needed one" then "Open it up anyway, it's not just any tea"

Zara pinks, and shrugs. And opens the tea!

She sees the tea, very nice selection but more than that...she can feel a bit of glamour. It serves as dross, but each small jar of tea is flavored in more than one way

"It's called Memory tea.." her impatient sister explains "One helps you remember sad memories, another happy ones, and so on. "

"Is there one that lets you remember memories of love and romance?" Siv inquires

"Ohhh..." Quiet shimmer of delight.

"Ah yes, " A blush from the younger girl and taps that one

"Papa Nettle says that they can also be halpfu for meditative casting, but they do vanish once depleted so.." She shrugs

"So, conserve their use. Things are more precious when they must be savored."

"Well they're yours so conserve as much as you like" A smile from Tizzy "And thank" She turns to look at everyone "THank you all for trying to rescue me"

"Came late, don't count" Siv smirks "All credit to your sister and.. Earl, o course. Symon and I got to kick around though and I liked that" A grateful look to Symon "Made me feel welcome"

"Feh." He says, but without much emphasis.

"Nay, you helped. We would have been hard pressed to help the girls without your investigation, nu?"

"Now that I am proud to have had a true part in" Siv raises her tea to them all "May each of those lasses think of their liberation as the day their lives truly began, and may their every tomorrow be better and better until they have a dozen joys for every sorrow or horror they experienced"

"And may the kidnappers, turned girls, find the horrors that they wrought on the innocent returned back at them, three fold or more." He lifts his tea.

Zara takes a very quiet sip of tea.

"Here hear" the non sluagh toast at non hurful volume

"Wait, turned girls?" Siv blinks "That's what happened"

"How did that happen?" She inquires

"Fate sometimes listens to her sister Justice" The Eshu explains

"Da'an has its ways."

Symon delights in being nonexplanatory, but a hint of smugness at Zara's response... his guess may have been correct.

"mmmf" Lily says "I'm not sure they deserved to be evolved" A sip

Another tiny smile

Siv smirks "She's got a point."

THen the FIona adds "Though I do like some lads fine. You might too, one day, Lily"

Lily huffs "men should be like kleanex, strong but disposable"

Zara smirks and gently nudges Earl with her elbow.

"A blue handkerchef is sturdy and reusuable" Earl says keeping a very straight face

Siv .. doeesn't, and wolf grins

Lily rolls her eyes. Like Lizbet ,she will embrace spinsterhood

"oh, I must tell you about Zara's birthday near Earthrunes" Siv grins "She's a professor you know?"

And Siv blabs shamelessly, telling the tale of Plum's solving the mystery JUST ahead of Miss Scarlet, and how the professor brought the dastardly Mrs. Peackock to justice

Earl and Zara, of course, know the story, but for a non eshu, siv spices it up nicely enough

"Can I use that story?" Tziporah asks when it ends

"Sure" Siv smiles

"Oy."

"It's going to be great once I improve it" Tizzy beams

Siv stops smiling and brows

'Uhm. let me rephrase that" Tizzy smiles endearingly

"She's definitely your sister" says Siv to Zara

A wry smile and a shrug.

"I think I have a gift for you, too. Nothing special, like that, but I'll have it delivered later."

"Oh... you needn't, but... thank you."