13[2:18am] * Jarvie walks beside him
13[2:19am] <04Jarvie> I didn't know you knew Kai Dau
12[2:19am] * @Morgan looks at her
[2:19am] <08@Morgan> we've met
13[2:19am] <04Jarvie> But you aren't friends
[2:20am] <08@Morgan> he hasn't ingratiated himself to me, no
[2:20am] <08@Morgan> why?
13[2:20am] <04Jarvie> No, nothing
[2:20am] <08@Morgan> Jarvie, I'm not in the mood for games, just tell me
13[2:21am] <04Jarvie> We've met.
[2:21am] <08@Morgan> that much I'd gathered already
13[2:22am] * Jarvie looks around briefly
13[2:22am] <04Jarvie> We share a social circle of the court scene
[2:23am] <08@Morgan> oh?
13[2:24am] <04Jarvie> The um same circle Grendlik and I share
12[2:25am] * @Morgan nods
[2:25am] <08@Morgan> I see
13[2:25am] <04Jarvie> Do you know Kurt also?
[2:26am] <08@Morgan> Kristoban? Yes, I do
13[2:26am] * Jarvie smiles
13[2:26am] <04Jarvie> Have you seen him recently?
12[2:26am] * @Morgan shrugs slightly
[2:26am] <08@Morgan> not since I left Avalon
13[2:27am] <04Jarvie> Was he well?
[2:27am] <08@Morgan> fond of that one, are you
13[2:27am] <04Jarvie> We are good friends
[2:28am] <08@Morgan> he was fine when I last saw him, though frankly, he owes me
13[2:28am] * Jarvie looks interested
13[2:28am] <04Jarvie> For?
12[2:28am] * @Morgan sighs
[2:29am] <08@Morgan> you hear of an Avalonian justicars aide being murdered a few months ago? burned to death
13[2:29am] * Jarvie nods
13[2:29am] <04Jarvie> I was in Londinium at the time
[2:30am] <08@Morgan> another justicar was sent to investigate and put everyone in the house under arrest... it took me the best part of a week of bargaining to get him to let msot of them go, and only at cost to myself
13[2:30am] * Jarvie stops in her tracks
13[2:30am] <04Jarvie> That was where you were? In Balig?!
[2:31am] <08@Morgan> Balig?
12[2:33am] * @Morgan nods slowly
[2:33am] <08@Morgan> towards the end, yes
13[2:38am] <04Jarvie> who did it? the news was always vague about it
12[2:38am] * @Morgan shrugs
[2:39am] <08@Morgan> I only have suspicions myself
13[2:39am] * Jarvie nods
13[2:39am] <04Jarvie> No wonder you decided to come home
12[2:43am] * @Morgan shrugs
[2:43am] <08@Morgan> I hadn't intended to really
13[2:44am] <04Jarvie> magic use, they said
[2:45am] <08@Morgan> what was?
13[2:47am] <04Jarvie> the motive
12[2:47am] * @Morgan snorts
[2:47am] <08@Morgan> religious intolerance more like
13[2:48am] * Jarvie nods
13[2:48am] <04Jarvie> awful way to die. did you know the victim?
[2:48am] <08@Morgan> very well
13[2:48am] <04Jarvie> I'm very sorry, that must have been awful
[2:49am] <08@Morgan> the man was an idiot and could've avoided it if he'd not been so arrogant
13[2:49am] <04Jarvie> Did Molly know him also?
12[2:50am] * @Morgan nods slowlu
13[3:04am] <04Jarvie> That is a shame
[3:05am] <08@Morgan> indeed
13[3:08am] <04Jarvie> Nervous yet?
[3:09am] <08@Morgan> primarily because of HeinzHarold
13[3:09am] <04Jarvie> Why?
[3:09am] <08@Morgan> because he's HeinzHarold
13[3:11am] <04Jarvie> He may act a fool, but he really isnt
[3:12am] <08@Morgan> you think?>
13[3:12am] <04Jarvie> He is too well-behaved in public. He's cheeky, but never oversteps the bounds.
12[3:13am] * @Morgan appears to consider her statement
[3:13am] <08@Morgan> whereas a genuine idiot would overstep the bounds of polite conversation...
13[3:17am] <04Jarvie> precisely
[3:17am] <08@Morgan> by saying his friend snores
13[3:17am] <04Jarvie> He's more like a court jester...
13[3:17am] * Jarvie laughs
13[3:17am] <04Jarvie> That was very funny
[3:18am] <08@Morgan> mother didn't think so
13[3:19am] <04Jarvie> I wouldn;t worry
[3:20am] <08@Morgan> have you noticed all it takes is one careless remark and we're being chastised like when we were children
13[3:22am] <04Jarvie> But think, one day, you'll be able to do the same to your own children. And I'll be able to do the same to my nieces and nephews
12[3:23am] * @Morgan nods slowly
[3:23am] <08@Morgan> poor blighters
13[3:25am] * Jarvie laughs
13[3:25am] <04Jarvie> They'll have their turn too, in time
12[3:25am] * @Morgan nods
13[3:28am] <04Jarvie> How are Alarice and Varick getting along ((cant remember if he's told her about the adoption))?
[3:29am] <08@Morgan> ((no, dont think he has))
[3:29am] <08@Morgan> its touch and go...
13[3:29am] * Jarvie sighs
13[3:29am] <04Jarvie> Not good to hear
12[3:30am] * @Morgan shrugs
13[3:35am] <04Jarvie> she needs to make more effort
[3:36am] <08@Morgan> I couldn't really comment
13[3:38am] * Jarvie laughs
13[3:39am] <04Jarvie> Of course you _could_ but you _wont_. There's a world of difference
[3:39am] <08@Morgan> It'd be inappropriate for me to
13[3:42am] <04Jarvie> We're family, and we can always speak between four eyes, you know that
12[3:43am] * @Morgan looks uncomfortable
[3:43am] <08@Morgan> its not that simple Jarvie
13[3:43am] * Jarvie watches him
13[3:44am] <04Jarvie> Of course it is. You speak, and trust me.
[3:45am] <08@Morgan> we were trying to adopt Varick, because of the way she behaved... now I think she only wants him out of spite... and its ultimately Varicks decision
13[3:46am] * Jarvie goes quiet for a moment
13[3:46am] <04Jarvie> Does she know?
[3:47am] <08@Morgan> of course she does
13[3:48am] <04Jarvie> How do things stand now?
[3:49am] <08@Morgan> exactly as I just said
13[3:50am] <04Jarvie> So Varick is to choose?
12[3:51am] * @Morgan nods slightly
13[3:52am] <04Jarvie> when?
[3:52am] <08@Morgan> end of the summer
13[3:52am] * Jarvie nods
13[3:52am] <04Jarvie> Perhaps she'll pull herself together by then
12[3:52am] * @Morgan shrugs
[3:52am] <08@Morgan> she's had plenty of time already... and like I said, she's doing it out of spite
13[3:53am] <04Jarvie> He _is_ all she has left...
[3:53am] <08@Morgan> but not all she wanted
13[3:54am] <04Jarvie> No, but she hasn't had all she wanted since Karsten was killed
12[3:54am] * @Morgan shrugs slightly
13[3:56am] <04Jarvie> I'll be gone by then
[3:57am] <08@Morgan> back to digging?
13[3:57am] <04Jarvie> To start digging in Freiburg, yes. It's all quite exciting
13[3:58am] * Jarvie grins
13[4:00am] <04Jarvie> There are two or three potential sites that we expect to uncover drachen bones in
[4:01am] <08@Morgan> well... of course you will
13[4:01am] * Jarvie shrugs
13[4:01am] <04Jarvie> I'm just lucky. However, if we do, I should be looking at a sizeable profit
12[4:02am] * @Morgan nods
[4:02am] <08@Morgan> well done
13[4:02am] <04Jarvie> I'm considering buying a house there, plus one in Ussura
[4:03am] <08@Morgan> you could just use your sisters...
13[4:03am] <04Jarvie> Not forever. I know her too well
[4:04am] <08@Morgan> if you know her that well, you must have an idea who she was after
13[4:05am] <04Jarvie> No, I know her well enough to know that within three months she'll feel the need to go to Freiburg and live in the house for a few weeks, just because I have
12[4:06am] * @Morgan nods
[4:06am] <08@Morgan> she wants what someone else has
13[4:06am] * Jarvie nods
13[4:06am] <04Jarvie> Moreso because they have it
12[4:07am] * @Morgan nods slowly
13[4:08am] <04Jarvie> I'll be leaving on monday
[4:08am] <08@Morgan> that soon?
13[4:08am] * Jarvie nods
13[4:09am] <04Jarvie> This 'family time' has been novel, but I'm not well-suited to it
[4:10am] <08@Morgan> nor I
13[4:11am] <04Jarvie> I'll miss you, I suppose
[4:12am] <08@Morgan> dont sound so upset, will you
13[4:13am] <04Jarvie> I am a free spirit, I don't usually have the time to miss people. On a dig I'll be up before dawn and working til its too dark to continue. I don;t stop long enough to think of anything but my work
[4:14am] <08@Morgan> doesn't sound terribly free... though I've been the same this last year
13[4:16am] <04Jarvie> It's my choice, and I'm free to make it. More freedom than most females have
12[4:16am] * @Morgan nods
[4:16am] <08@Morgan> true
13[4:17am] <04Jarvie> You'll be setting off on honeymoon early next week wont you?
12[4:17am] * @Morgan nods
13[4:18am] <04Jarvie> Can#t complain that I'm leaving then
[4:18am] <08@Morgan> no, I know... but I'll miss seeing you all the same
13[4:19am] <04Jarvie> You'll be in Freiburg before Prophet's Mass ((xmas)) won;t you?
12[4:19am] * @Morgan nods
[4:19am] <08@Morgan> I think so
13[4:21am] <04Jarvie> We'll meet up, maybe you'd like to see the dig?
12[4:21am] * @Morgan nods
[4:21am] <08@Morgan> that'd be good
13[4:23am] <04Jarvie> I should imagine the dig will take no more than a year, so if you're home next summer, I might come and visit
[4:24am] <08@Morgan> next summer... maybe, maybe not
13[4:24am] <04Jarvie> Time will tell
13[4:28am] * Jarvie looks around, realising they've wandered near her room. She puts a hand on the doorknob
13[4:28am] <04Jarvie> I have a few letters to write, would you excuse me?
[4:28am] <08@Morgan> of course cousin
13[4:29am] * Jarvie smiles at him, inclining her head
13[4:29am] <04Jarvie> thank you
13[4:29am] * Jarvie heads into her room
12[4:29am] * @Morgan bows his head and wanders along the hallway