#rivervale_lodge

"Tig? Lut?"

"...Carowyn, Dirk, Jaymes..."

"And you Siv? Would you step up as Storm?" He asks

"Wait a moment, I'm still dealing with the fact Dad put Dirk ahead of me" Siv responds. Then takes a breath "Would I step up? YES. Am i best qualified? No. Could I do it? I'd like to think I'd be okay but not the best. Should you appoint me to it? No."

"You two are awfully modest" Vali observes "Siv why shouldn't I appoint you to it?"

"Because I'm better on patrol blending in and looking into this" Siv says

"Figured you'd speak for yourself, Siv." Frank rumbles.

Siv pats her father's shoulder "Always comes better from someone else da, let's me pretend to be humble"

"You're both very vexing" Vali ponders "Frank, what duties did you plan for yourself in this?"

"Mm. I'm going to let Kerri and Brekke know about things. Then I'm going to talk to Anne Marie and my own contacts, see if we can find our red-head."

"Well, if she's a daughter of Eve no one more qualified than a LIam. Dandy. " He ponders "Time to put Lut to work... Tig is doing TOO well as a guide for our newcomers for me to rip him away from that"

"Lut as Temp storm?" Siv ponders "Not the best strategist but a solid warrior, and folks trust his calls. "

"Siv, go do your snooping. Frank, go do your Liam thing. I think I'm going to camp out here again" Vali says even as he texts Symon

TXT: You in Bergen per chance?

"Might talk to Gerd; she's on Hearth duty tonight." Frank says, and puts the painting and carving up in his room before squeezing into the phone closet to make his calls.

"Will do" Vali says

It takes him a moment or two, and he may have to leave somewhat coded voicemails, but the ladies are made aware. Frank returns.

"Welcome back" Vali says

"Thank you. Thought I'd go over to Anne Marie's in person since I need to meet my contacts that way."

"Off you go, keep me in the loop every few hours or so?"

Frank nods, and departs.

"Siv I need you to..." He looks about "And she's gone, probably already spying. OKAY." he calls Lut

(End Scene)