#scarsdale

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Earl finds Zara in one of the 'off moments' between ceremonies and dinners

He seems startled "I need to mail somehting.. do we have a lot of stamps? Or else I need to deliver it as close as I can"

"Mail? Mail what?" Curious.

"A painting. I... one of the paintings I made on that night of head bump? there's..someone willing to give me 10000 for it." he blinks "OR a treasure"

He seems stunned. He's never had that much offered for a painting

"What? Wow!"

"....who?"

"Lord Timorus ap Gwydion of Dappledvale" He says

"...odd."

"I put my paintings on a 'virtual gallery' He explains

"And he saw it.. and ..wants it. In two days or less. Zara. I don't want to leave your passover but..."

"Hm Can I see the painting?"

"Surely" He shows the painting, it's pestilence..incarnate...as a mexican pinata being beaten to death by children wielding spring themed clubs

Zara hovers over it, muttering and "weaving" the air above it... is she.. she's Omening his painting!

"I'm not sure I'm ready to deal with the Dreaming as my own personal art critic"

"Whyfore THIS one?"

And the omen manfiests... oh my.. she sees the symbol of Tyche kissing the painting and sending it on it's way

"A blessing? For whom?"

"What did you see?" he asks "A blessing? Huh. Well, it is a time of faith"

"This still seems suspect."

"So.. I should pass on this?"