#scarsdale

"Ah, that's what Jacob means by you going 'Twitchy Witchy'" She observes and starts to guide Zara back

"Feh." Good-naturedly.

"not my phrase. " a smile though "How puffy is my face by the way? You know if it looks like I've been crying Hannah's gonna fuss." Fortunately the cold helped reduce that

"Nay, pink cheeks from the cold, and blurred eyes from the snow glare. Tis but the weather."

"...though, sometimes, it is not so bad to be fussed over."

"I know, but the holiday love needs to be spread around. I'm better now, thanks to you" They enter into the house "I'll get the tea."

"Thank you, Tziporrah."

"I know something" A voice whispers from under a table , Jaccob? Jacob, "Give me your geld and I'll tell"

"Oh?"

"deal? It's imporant.. involves someone specail to you..." sing song whisper

"If it involves someone special, would I not discover it soon enough? Is thy secret worth mine own geld?"

"Probably not, it happeneed while you were away and only I saw it "

her brother could be bending the truth. And clearly she can make a counter offer

"Eight [ieces."

"Deal" he says, gving in so quickly it's clear he's worried she will figure it out, then he whispers "Earl was hit by a spell"

"Oh... oh, that... aye." She finds her geld and doles out exactly 8 pieces.

"Both of us?"

"I don't know about you, I just saw Earl light up with a cantrip, he got a bit dizzy. I don't think he noticed the glamour but I did. You got hit too? was it a bad guy?"

He takes his new geld greedily

Dizzy? That fits too

"Nay..."

"Well, it shot right throug the walls so the caster must have been nearby, and powerful."

"I have a notion..." She frowns.

"And i have 8 geld. Happy Hannakuh" and he slips away

just in time for tea, as Tizzy brings her a cup "here you go. SOrry if it took too long. I wanted to get one of your favorites"

Zara is piecing it together, Her spell affect Earl and her self, it was cast to make a wish come true for Tizzy. Tizzy wished the owners of the land would put a nice house on it and were nice people.

"Sweet of you. My thanks." SHe takes it.

"You're welcome" She smiles "Anything else?"

Zara shakes her head. "I am fine. You should see if Mama needs a taste-tester. I have always been ill-suited for the role..."

"Remind me to tell you a story about rabbits and briar patches" She smile then whispers "And.. thanks again. I feel better now"

"I am glad."

She puts her hand over her heart, then backs away, soon into the kitchen

Earl walks over "How did it go?" He asks

"With Tizzy I mean? She looks better" He smiles pleased.

And it is possible that a trueheart bird is GLARING at him

"She talked." Zara kens the troll.

Yup. While she lacks an Eiluned's specail gift, that's her spell on him all right. He's been fair fortuned, and to a lesser degree so has she. No wonder the soothsay gave her a bit of dizziness

"Something is afoot."

"I'm glad she talked." Then "Something is afoot? With Tizzy?"

"Nay..."

"Okay.." he says, and tilts his head yup. Completely missing the bird "Trouble with your uncles? No one has mentioned the mets or yankees around Miiram and them have they?"

"METS? " A scoff sound. Earl did not know Miriam was nearby, "Don't curse on a holyday..."

"you wanna talk curses?" Oh dear, Hee Hee heard that

Earl winces as the fight ensues.

SHe raises an eyebrow at him.

"my bad" he winces as the volume does increase. Fortunately, Aaron redirects it back into the other room

"What am I missing? " Earl puts ah and on Zara's hand gently and adds, "Please, my moonlight"

A glance at the bird, then him.

NOW he looks at it, the Raven narrows it's eyes and taps it's talons lightly. It looks this close to giving the minority head jiggle of reprimand

"Uh oh" he says and swallows