#rivervale_lodge

"Sorry, Zane."

"No no, I get it, or at least I get it as much as I can get it " Zane nods

"It didn't help did it? hurting yourself?" Ashblythe says "Not really, not for long"

"It..." She frowns. "I didn't know any better tools."

"In the moment, it did. But yeah, it didn't last long."

Olgar grunts ("Never does")

"Well, I won't cut myself then" It's said by the girl with surprising innocence

Dagmar gives the kid a second hug. "Try not to. But if you do, find someone safe to talk to - okay? Hiding it makes it fester."

A nod

And the hug is retrned

"Then, I think I want this gone if I get a choice and if there's a way" Ashblythe says then looks to Olgar a bit guilty

"You don't need my approval for that kid, just remember, if the best thing about you si how you look, you're not doing as well off as you appear"

"And if there isn't... well, yeah, you know it's not who you are. But it's part of you. Just like my scars are part of me, even when you can't see them."

"I'll remember" She nods "IF it can be done anyway"

"Working on it" Zane says "I think the Mountain should give this a shot. He might get a different clue or two"

"And also, a good lesson - sluagh might be creepy, but they often see things others miss."

"Oh yes..." She says and looks around "Thank you, Mister Symon"

"I hope he's still here, but I don't see him" she says

"Mmph. Too many people for him right now, I think. If he's here, he's probably not coming out."

"oh sorry" She says

"Not your fault, kid"

"Not many sluagh at Bright WInds?"

"Oh yes, but not many chldlings suagh"

"Ah. You might meet Lily - again, she's shy."

"I'll keep my voice down"

"That might work to lure her out, might not. Did you get a cookie?"

"I did, but it's too fresh for her" She looks around as if expecting a sluagh to squeeze out of the walls

"I mean for you. We have sluagh food in the kitchen, if needed."

"Oh" she munches the cookie "Duty done" Munch

Olgar snorts with amusement

A knock on the door

Olgar opens it "Yeah?"

"Hello, Mr. Olger sir" Layne beams , the centuraress says "Jack told me he was aBOY and hurt a torll girl's feelings and wanted me to do the girl talk think" A roll of her eyes "Can Asheblythe come out and play?"

Ashblythe looks at the wilders and grump "May I?"

Dagmar makes a gentle 'shooing' gesture. "Take the cookies."

She grabs the cookies and heads out

"We got cookies.. oh and some Danishes"

And off she goes happy as a.. a kid

Olgar looks amused "reminds me a bit of Sylvi when it comes to Enthusiam once she gets going"

"I can see it. Hope she has fun."

A look back at the Rover.

"I'm not actually sorry about asking you to come. I'm glad you did."

"So am I" Olgar says "You did the right thing to ask. "

"Thanks."

"I need to head back to Willows though. Trods are still sccrewed and only so many capable of setting them right"

"Mind you, I may stay the night Fufill my husbandly duties and all that"

"La la la.. no one wants to hear that" Zane says whie copying notes for Vali to look over

Points at Zane and taps her nose.

Olgar gives a deep and unretentant chuckle

"Now, someone fill me in on everything I missed" Olgar looks about