13[10:35pm] < 04Adalbrecht > **Morgan has just left Mollys room, and its not long after 4 o'clock
 13[10:38pm] < 04Adalbrecht > **The sun rises in Sudlachenburg, and the household staff are up and working early
 13[10:42pm] < 04Adalbrecht > **They bustle around the house, giving morgan the peace of mind to nap. After an hour, he wakes up
 12[10:45pm] * @Morgan packs the sword and chainmail away, hiding it
 13[10:48pm] < 04Adalbrecht > *He manages to get it all in the place he picks
 12[10:49pm] * @Morgan sets about freshening up before heading out of the room
 13[10:51pm] < 04Adalbrecht > **The corridors are busy with the household chores of the day. It's half past seven on the ivory face of the tall clock he passes*
 12[10:51pm] * @Morgan goes searching for Inga
 13[10:52pm] < 04Adalbrecht > *he finds her in the gardens, picking flowers*
 08[10:52pm]  [ 10:52pm ]  Adalbrecht (~ident@host109-156-227-41.range109-156.btcentralplus.com) is now known as Inga
 12[10:53pm] * @Morgan wanders over to her, before coughing to announce his presence
 13[10:55pm] * Inga looks up, a handful of pink and red flowers at her side. She curtsies
 13[10:55pm] < 04Inga > Good morning
 12[10:55pm] * @Morgan nods to her
[10:55pm] < 08@Morgan > Inga
 13[10:57pm] < 04Inga > Is everything well?
 12[10:57pm] * @Morgan pulls a face
[10:58pm] < 08@Morgan > I've a favour to ask of you
 13[10:58pm] * Inga nods
 13[10:58pm] < 04Inga > Of course
 12[10:58pm] * @Morgan glances round
[10:58pm] < 08@Morgan > I'd like you to be with Molly as much as possible when I'm not with her
 13[10:59pm] * Inga nods slightly
 13[10:59pm] < 04Inga > I was a little concerned that she'd be getting nervous
[11:00pm] < 08@Morgan > thats not it... though, she is I think... but thats not the reason
 13[11:01pm] < 04Inga > Did you want to tell me?
[11:02pm] < 08@Morgan > a hunch... I _think_ she may be in a little danger, and I think that danger would be lessened if she's not left alone wherever possible
 13[11:04pm] * Inga looks shocked, and lowers her voice, her eyes becoming hard
 13[11:05pm] < 04Inga > Why would anyone want to hurt her?
 12[11:05pm] * @Morgan speaks quietly
[11:05pm] < 08@Morgan > I might be wrong... but, as usual, womens politics are murky
 13[11:06pm] * Inga folds her arms, looking angry.
 13[11:06pm] < 04Inga > Do I need to guess?
 12[11:06pm] * @Morgan shrugs
 13[11:07pm] * Inga mutters something rude beneath her breath
[11:07pm] < 08@Morgan > quite
 13[11:08pm] < 04Inga > I'll do my best to keep them apart.
[11:09pm] < 08@Morgan > I'm sure Molly will hold her own, I'm more concerned with her being... physically harmed, which I think is less likely if she isn't alone
 13[11:09pm] * Inga nods emphatically
 13[11:10pm] < 04Inga > I'll make sure she isn't. I'd imagine there are alot of little wedding things we need to double check today anyway
[11:10pm] < 08@Morgan > thank you
 13[11:11pm] < 04Inga > And Varick?
[11:12pm] < 08@Morgan > I haven't thought that far ahead just yet... it might be an idea to purloin him... I might grab him myself
 13[11:18pm] < 04Inga > I'm sure he'd be happier with you or Molly anyway
[11:20pm] < 08@Morgan > I'm almost sure of it
[11:20pm] < 08@Morgan > I dont suppose you've got any of those little sticks you pin your hair up with?
 13[11:20pm] * Inga looks at him in puzzlement
 13[11:20pm] < 04Inga > Yes, a fair few
[11:22pm] < 08@Morgan > could I have a pair?
 13[11:22pm] < 04Inga > what ever for?
 12[11:23pm] * @Morgan looks at her in amusement
 13[11:23pm] * Inga takes a couple from her pocket
[11:23pm] < 08@Morgan > to pin up my hair
 13[11:23pm] * Inga smiles as if she gets the joke
 13[11:23pm] < 04Inga > no, really?
[11:25pm] < 08@Morgan > you have noticed my hair? Quite a bit of it... I need to practice putting it up in a way that isn't as,... utilitarian as just tying it back
 13[11:26pm] < 04Inga > For tomorrow?
 12[11:26pm] * @Morgan nods
 13[11:26pm] * Inga smiles broadly
 13[11:27pm] < 04Inga > I have more if you need them, and pins and things
[11:27pm] < 08@Morgan > these'll do just fine, I expect... maybe a clip or two if I struggle with it, though... I'll replace these for you
 13[11:29pm] < 04Inga > Have them. A wedding gift
[11:29pm] < 08@Morgan > No, your friendship is gift enough
 13[11:30pm] * Inga smiles
 13[11:30pm] < 04Inga > I'm honoured to be a friend, not just a servant
[11:31pm] < 08@Morgan > one day soon we'll sit down and discuss why my views on servants differ to most... for now, though, I need to speak with my father
 13[11:32pm] * Inga nods
 13[11:32pm] < 04Inga > I'll take Molly these flowers now
[11:33pm] < 08@Morgan > thank you Inga
 13[11:33pm] * Inga smiles
 13[11:33pm] < 04Inga > My pleasure
 12[11:35pm] * @Morgan pockets the hair sticks and turns back towards the house
 13[11:42pm] < 04Inga > **there's still people working here and there
 12[11:42pm] * @Morgan heads to his fathers room
 08[11:43pm]  [ 11:43pm ]  Inga (~ident@host109-156-227-41.range109-156.btcentralplus.com) is now known as Adalbrecht
 13[11:43pm] * Adalbrecht is not there
 12[11:44pm] * @Morgan swears and tries the study
 13[11:44pm] * Adalbrecht is in his study
 12[11:45pm] * @Morgan thumps on the door
 13[11:45pm] < 04Adalbrecht > Kommen sie
 12[11:45pm] * @Morgan swings the door open, enters quickly and shuts the door forcefully behind him
 13[11:47pm] * Adalbrecht looks up from his rather busy desk, which already has a pot of coffee on it.
 13[11:47pm] < 04Adalbrecht > Determined to break my door too?
[11:47pm] < 08@Morgan > too? what else have I broken?
 13[11:48pm] < 04Adalbrecht > I meant our future veisgrafin breaking it last week
 12[11:48pm] * @Morgan grunts, thumping down into a seat
[11:48pm] < 08@Morgan > frankly you should be grateful I knocked and didn't just kick it off its hinges
 13[11:48pm] * Adalbrecht looks at him
 13[11:48pm] < 04Adalbrecht > Why is that?
[11:49pm] < 08@Morgan > because your... ponderings have left my betrothed in potential danger
 13[11:49pm] * Adalbrecht looks instantly alert
 13[11:50pm] < 04Adalbrecht > What danger?
[11:50pm] < 08@Morgan > To what extent would a spurned woman go, do you think, to remove her competition for a mans affections...
 13[11:52pm] < 04Adalbrecht > That would depend on how reasonable and rational the woman in question
[11:52pm] < 08@Morgan > how about... my cousin
 12[11:52pm] * @Morgan watches his father as he pulls out the hair sticks and a dagger
 13[11:53pm] < 04Adalbrecht > Jarvie, maybe a couple of blows... Alarice... I dread to think.
 12[11:53pm] * @Morgan starts sharpening one of the sticks
 13[11:54pm] < 04Adalbrecht > Please tell me we aren't talking about Alarcie
[11:54pm] < 08@Morgan > well... lets see... who did you discuss marrying me off to? and whom with... oh, now... that would be Alarice, wouldn't it
 13[11:55pm] * Adalbrecht looks genuinely concerned
 13[11:55pm] < 04Adalbrecht > I thought she wanted to wed Holzheim?
 12[11:55pm] * @Morgan places the sharpened stick on the table and starts on the other
[11:56pm] < 08@Morgan > apparently not... she wants me... to unite the districts... its perfect, apparently... benefit both districts... mother and child with no husband and father... father with no wife or child...
 13[11:57pm] * Adalbrecht inhales sharply
 13[11:57pm] < 04Adalbrecht > I can not imagine that last comment went down well with you
[11:59pm] < 08@Morgan > after some shouting, she asked me if I'[d wed her if "the milk maid went"
Session Time: Mon May 30 00:00:01 2011
 13[12:00am] * Adalbrecht thumps the table
 13[12:00am] < 04Adalbrecht > The devil you bloody well would!
[12:02am] < 08@Morgan > quite
 12[12:02am] * @Morgan puts the dagger away
[12:02am] < 08@Morgan > Next time you get the urge to share some of your... meanderings, keep it to yourself
 13[12:02am] < 04Adalbrecht > And you expect that her desire for power will push her to do something stupid?
[12:03am] < 08@Morgan > I dont think you understand... I dont believe its just for power... I think she genuinely wants to be with me... its like she's in love with me, and _you_ planted that seed in her head
 13[12:05am] < 04Adalbrecht > Me?!
 13[12:05am] * Adalbrecht looks shocked
 13[12:05am] < 04Adalbrecht > I only suggested it as a good solution, but this was months ago, before I knew of Molly at all!
[12:05am] < 08@Morgan > if you hadn't discussed the whole idea with her, it would've been nothing more than a passing thought... you confirmed it to her as a real possibility
 12[12:06am] * @Morgan slams his fist down on the table
 13[12:06am] < 04Adalbrecht > It was, in my mind!
[12:06am] < 08@Morgan > in future, keep your damned solutions to yourself
 13[12:07am] < 04Adalbrecht > Tell me what else I was supposed to do, as Graf. I have her determined to get herself in trouble with strange men, a son who I want.. no, _need_ here, and no line of heirs to follow on. Tell me why this wasn't a good solution at the time.
[12:08am] < 08@Morgan > that isn't the point, and you damn well know it... if any harm comes to Molly because of this, I will _never_ forgive you
 13[12:09am] < 04Adalbrecht > You are being unfair, Morgan. Molly was unknown to me. How was I supposed to know you'd fall in love again? _Especially_ if you yourself didn't know.
 12[12:10am] * @Morgan glares at his father
 13[12:10am] * Adalbrecht glares right back
[12:10am] < 08@Morgan > fair or not, thats how it is.
[12:10am] < 08@Morgan > you've all but taken my ability to protect her myself, so if anything happens, its on _your_ conscience
 13[12:11am] < 04Adalbrecht > Tell me what you want to do to protect her.
 12[12:11am] * @Morgan shrugs
[12:11am] < 08@Morgan > as of now, she's not going to be alone and, where possible, she'll be with me.
 12[12:12am] * @Morgan unties his hair
 13[12:13am] < 04Adalbrecht > And Alarice?
[12:13am] < 08@Morgan > You're the graf... you sort it out.
 12[12:13am] * @Morgan fiddles constantly with his hair, finally putting the two sharpened sticks into it to hold it in place
 13[12:17am] < 04Adalbrecht > I'm glad we agree on something.
 13[12:17am] * Adalbrecht watches him
 13[12:17am] < 04Adalbrecht > What are you doing?
[12:17am] < 08@Morgan > fixing my hair
 13[12:17am] < 04Adalbrecht > with sticks?
[12:17am] < 08@Morgan > _sharp_ sticks
 13[12:19am] < 04Adalbrecht > What for?
 12[12:19am] * @Morgan looks at his father earnestly
[12:19am] < 08@Morgan > what else? poking people if I have to
 13[12:21am] * Adalbrecht nods
 13[12:22am] < 04Adalbrecht > Get your sword
[12:22am] < 08@Morgan > and hide it how?!
 13[12:25am] < 04Adalbrecht > You'll think of something
 12[12:25am] * @Morgan stands up
[12:26am] < 08@Morgan > She said she wont let us adopt Varick because "she cant have us both"... is that enough, do you think?
 13[12:27am] * Adalbrecht shrugs slightly
 13[12:27am] < 04Adalbrecht > It depends... it doesn't look good though
[12:27am] < 08@Morgan > we cant leave him with her...
 13[12:29am] < 04Adalbrecht > She is clearly not completely healthy in her mind
 12[12:31am] * @Morgan nods slightly
[12:31am] < 08@Morgan > I've invited Claudia to the wedding
 13[12:32am] * Adalbrecht nods
 13[12:33am] < 04Adalbrecht > that should be entertaining
[12:33am] < 08@Morgan > It'll hopefully curtail any sudden outbursts... besides, she fought with me, she at least deserves to be there
 13[12:34am] * Adalbrecht nods
 13[12:35am] < 04Adalbrecht > Of course. She's a little... fiesty, but she is a good child of the Sudlache
 12[12:35am] * @Morgan turns and heads for the door
[12:35am] < 08@Morgan > you're missing a bottle of port and one of blokners
 13[12:38am] < 04Adalbrecht > Why?
[12:40am] < 08@Morgan > because Alarice is a better thief than you are locksmith... and I took what was left
 13[12:42am] * Adalbrecht just nods
 13[12:42am] < 04Adalbrecht > I see. Where are you going?
 12[12:43am] * @Morgan turns around
[12:43am] < 08@Morgan > to get Varick...
 13[12:44am] * Adalbrecht nods
 13[12:44am] < 04Adalbrecht > He is staying with you tonight anyway
 12[12:45am] * @Morgan nods
 13[12:45am] < 04Adalbrecht > You won't be needed to entertain today, but I want you to come to meals. All of you.
 12[12:46am] * @Morgan nods slowly
[12:46am] < 08@Morgan > I needed someone to blame... I couldn't cope with it happening again.
 13[12:47am] * Adalbrecht looks at him firmly
 13[12:47am] < 04Adalbrecht > You can not live your life like that, Morgan. It won't happen again.
[12:48am] < 08@Morgan > I hope you can forgive me for my outburst.
 13[12:48am] * Adalbrecht smiles, nodding
 13[12:48am] < 04Adalbrecht > Always.
[12:48am] < 08@Morgan > I'll need the key to the vault...
 13[12:50am] * Adalbrecht goes into his desk, and slides it across the desk
 13[12:51am] < 04Adalbrecht > send someone to fetch Alarice to me immediately please
 12[12:52am] * @Morgan nods, picking up the key and heading for the door
 13[12:53am] * Adalbrecht watches him go
 12[12:54am] * @Morgan collars the first servant he sees and relays the message for Alarice
 13[12:55am] < 04Adalbrecht > *the serving boy scurries off*