**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Tue Oct 10 00:08:18 2023 Oct 10 00:08:18 * Seb has quit (Read error: EOF from client) Oct 10 08:14:04 * Morgan (~mads@192.168.1.117) has joined Oct 10 10:01:04 * Morgan has quit (Quit: This computer has gone to sleep) Oct 10 13:02:29 * Morgan (~mads@192.168.1.117) has joined Oct 10 14:33:41 * Morgan has quit (Quit: This computer has gone to sleep) Oct 10 20:29:45 * Morgan (~mads@192.168.1.117) has joined Oct 10 20:31:56 * Molly (~u931732@192.168.1.127) has joined Oct 10 20:33:44 I'll make up some nonsense about trolls to cover your absence Oct 10 20:33:44 * Seb smiles Oct 10 20:33:44 perhaps I’ve gone to retrieve them from my ship Oct 10 20:33:44 * Morgan nods Oct 10 20:33:44 Go on, take some time Oct 10 20:33:45 * Seb inclines his head before leaving in the direction of the ruined fort and the dock Oct 10 20:35:03 *This leaves Morgan alone in what would have been their Rose garden* Oct 10 20:35:38 * Morgan sighs heavily before going to find the others Oct 10 20:36:26 *He overhears Molly and Inga as he comes up behind them* Oct 10 20:37:16 No, I don’t think Morgan had any thought of wedding gifts, aside from whether I was going to wear the tiara from Faulk in bed! Oct 10 20:37:47 * Morgan looks around Oct 10 20:38:21 *It’s just the two of them, Emil in the wrap* Oct 10 20:38:57 * Morgan scuffs his feet on the ground Oct 10 20:39:56 *they don’t hear it* I: Did you?! Oct 10 20:41:23 * Morgan rolls his eyes, clearing his throat Oct 10 20:43:45 * Molly and Inga start giggling Oct 10 20:44:06 My love, we weren’t expecting you to come. Oct 10 20:44:56 I can go away if you wish... Oct 10 20:45:47 No, of course not. Do we need to talk? Oct 10 20:47:16 * Morgan shrugs Oct 10 20:47:23 Its nothing Inga can't hear Oct 10 20:48:26 I: I’ll take Emil and give you some time Oct 10 20:48:40 If thats what you'd prefer Oct 10 20:50:24 *They do this, and then Molly offers her hand to him once Inga has gone off* Oct 10 20:50:30 Are you alright? Oct 10 20:50:31 * Morgan takes it Oct 10 20:50:41 As alright as can be expected Oct 10 20:50:50 shall I hold you? Oct 10 20:51:32 I'm alright love Oct 10 20:52:00 * Molly nods, walking along hand in hand Oct 10 20:52:06 what happened? Oct 10 20:52:33 I told him more than I planned but... its very hard to explain any of it without the context of all of it. Oct 10 20:53:56 * Molly nods. He can feel the tension in her hand Oct 10 20:54:09 What does he know? Oct 10 20:54:23 Most of it Oct 10 20:54:43 alright... how did he cope with it? Oct 10 20:56:22 Much much better than I expected. Better than I did. Though to begin with when I explained what will be required if I die, he did think I was asking him to do that, like, now. Oct 10 20:56:50 * Molly blushes Oct 10 20:56:52 oh. Oct 10 20:57:20 It was a little awkward. Oct 10 20:57:40 Though... not as awkward as things will be... he's asked if he can bring a guest to the baptism... Oct 10 20:57:54 * Molly frowns a little Oct 10 20:58:04 He’s courting? already? Oct 10 20:59:08 * Morgan 's face becomes neutral Oct 10 20:59:11 That is a problem? Oct 10 20:59:54 No, but I thought they were going to set someone in his path in the next few years, not immediately Oct 10 21:00:43 It is a little worse than that Oct 10 21:01:32 He’s getting married? Oct 10 21:02:11 Oh, no... he likes her but isn't thinking along those lines just yet... things seem to be progressing naturally Oct 10 21:02:52 * Molly nods Oct 10 21:03:14 No one has mentioned his being involved with anyone Oct 10 21:06:01 Thats because she isn't around here... I'm not sure any of them know yet Oct 10 21:06:58 * Molly ‘s nose wrinkles “is she Vendel?” Oct 10 21:07:39 We've met her Oct 10 21:08:05 we’ve met a lot of noblewomen at Court, my love Oct 10 21:08:21 You nearly got shot because of her... Oct 10 21:08:37 What?! Are you serious?! Oct 10 21:09:01 * Morgan nods Oct 10 21:09:37 * Molly frowns Oct 10 21:10:09 is he mad? leaving aside that she is divorced, she is also religiously married! Oct 10 21:11:03 I'm not sure he knows any of that. But that is the situation Oct 10 21:11:50 How did he respond to your refusal? Oct 10 21:12:13 * Morgan sighs Oct 10 21:12:19 well... there's the problem... Oct 10 21:12:30 * Molly looks up at him Oct 10 21:13:09 you said she couldn’t come, right? Oct 10 21:13:34 No. I had told him we would make room for his guest before I discovered it was her. Oct 10 21:13:48 * Molly sighs Oct 10 21:13:50 fuck. Oct 10 21:14:20 Yeah Oct 10 21:15:01 I don’t want her to come... Oct 10 21:15:52 * Morgan sighs, letting go of her hand Oct 10 21:15:56 fine. I'll deal with it. Oct 10 21:16:04 * Molly catches his hand back Oct 10 21:16:27 No, you won’t. It’s politically stupid, and will hurt my cousin. Oct 10 21:18:19 I'm going to have to talk to Claudia about it Oct 10 21:18:30 And Potts! Oct 10 21:18:41 * Morgan shrugs slightly Oct 10 21:19:03 Thats his problem. Oct 10 21:21:58 * Molly nods Oct 10 21:22:07 damn. Oct 10 21:22:42 * Morgan nods, looking round Oct 10 21:23:53 *It’s just the two of them, between the house and the cliffs over the sea Oct 10 21:25:20 I will just have to get over it Oct 10 21:25:50 I will not have her histrionics causing issues. Oct 10 21:26:07 no, nor mine? Oct 10 21:26:46 You are not prone to them, especially not for drama's sake Oct 10 21:27:29 no, yet I feel like I’d like to have a tantrum. I don’t like her. I don’t like how she makes me feel both too much and too little in comparison Oct 10 21:30:26 * Morgan sighs Oct 10 21:30:30 We've been over this Oct 10 21:31:31 there is just something about her that I have always disliked, I know it is foundless Oct 10 21:31:49 * Morgan nods Oct 10 21:31:50 I know Oct 10 21:32:27 it is unfair that she turns up again like a bad penny Oct 10 21:32:45 * Morgan nods Oct 10 21:32:47 Yes it is Oct 10 21:33:41 well, I am not going to let it spoil a joyful day where our boys become part of our spiritual life fully too. Oct 10 21:33:53 * Morgan nods Oct 10 21:33:54 Good Oct 10 21:34:48 * Molly nods Oct 10 21:35:02 Tell me more about Seb’s reaction? Oct 10 21:35:18 * Morgan shrugs Oct 10 21:35:25 Obviously he is not happy about it Oct 10 21:37:01 He now knows it is not something expected now? Oct 10 21:37:14 * Morgan nods Oct 10 21:37:20 Yes Oct 10 21:38:52 Is he very horrified about all that? Oct 10 21:39:30 He is... angry that he'd have to betray his wife in the future Oct 10 21:40:58 oh. hmm. I hadn’t given that much thought Oct 10 21:41:14 * Morgan nods Oct 10 21:42:57 It’s hard to think about Oct 10 21:43:51 Yes, it is Oct 10 21:44:44 * Molly nods, not saying anything a little while Oct 10 21:46:18 * Morgan sighs, looking toward the fort Oct 10 21:47:01 I would be ‘the other woman’. The home wrecker. Oct 10 21:47:49 Were it not for the minor issue of it being to save the world... Oct 10 21:48:17 But to me, to him, to her, would it be that simple? Oct 10 21:48:50 * Morgan shrugs Oct 10 21:48:51 maybe Oct 10 21:50:55 * Molly is clearly brooding and getting more upset over it all, though he feels it rather than sees it Oct 10 21:51:21 Leave it alone. It only comes to pass if I get myself killed Oct 10 21:54:32 You’d better not, my love. I don’t think I could bear that, nor what would happen in the aftermath Oct 10 21:56:45 * Morgan nods Oct 10 21:57:45 Its not on my list of things to do Oct 10 21:58:10 * Molly nods, moving to wrap her arms around him Oct 10 21:58:23 you are my man. you always will be. Oct 10 21:58:31 * Morgan nods Oct 10 21:58:33 indeed Oct 10 21:59:15 no matter what the world needs, my heart will always need yours to beat in sync with Oct 10 21:59:40 * Morgan squeezes her Oct 10 22:00:34 * Molly looks up at him Oct 10 22:01:29 I don’t want to do any of this alone Oct 10 22:01:58 You won't as long as I have a say in it Oct 10 22:04:10 * Molly nods. She looks sad and afraid in a way it’s rare to see quite so openly Oct 10 22:04:30 * Morgan gently strokes her cheek Oct 10 22:04:47 I'm not going anywhere Oct 10 22:07:48 * Molly bites her lip, and tears form in her eyes “You can’t be sure. We can never be sure, not when it seems the dangers are so great” Oct 10 22:10:26 But so, my love, am I. Oct 10 22:11:05 * Molly pulls him down to her, kissing him firmly Oct 10 22:12:37 * Morgan makes a noise of surprise briefly Oct 10 22:13:11 * Molly doesn’t stop, holding tight Oct 10 22:13:42 * Morgan pulls away slightly, hugging her to him Oct 10 22:15:09 It is all too possible when one thinks of the small logistics Oct 10 22:19:22 Such as? Oct 10 22:26:50 The hurt to Seb’s wife. How it would be to either move the boys here or rip him from his own children to live at Hafenlohr. The pain of your loss and then more pain from that, it seems like a deep dark shadow that could engulf me Oct 10 22:27:47 You need to push those thoughts away Oct 10 22:28:48 * Molly nods Oct 10 22:29:02 I was trying the best way I know how to Oct 10 22:29:10 How? Oct 10 22:30:09 By kissing you. Then I know where you are, where you’ll always fight to be, and that some things cannot be stolen by death, like true love. Oct 10 22:32:15 * Morgan sighs Oct 10 22:32:30 I am going nowhere, love. Oct 10 22:33:04 * Molly nods “I’ll hold you to that, always” Oct 10 22:33:33 * Morgan nods Oct 10 22:34:58 *He hears a whistle, HH asking where he is* Oct 10 22:35:09 * Morgan whistles in reply Oct 10 22:35:50 Heinzharold? Oct 10 22:35:59 * Morgan nods Oct 10 22:38:29 Are you needed, by someone other than me? Oct 10 22:38:50 Remains to be seen Oct 10 22:39:26 Is there anything else I should know? Oct 10 22:39:47 He doesn't know about our... talents... Oct 10 22:40:36 * Molly nods Oct 10 22:40:45 it is too much for one day? Oct 10 22:41:00 Too much all at once I think Oct 10 22:42:37 * Molly nods Oct 10 22:42:50 we had months Oct 10 22:43:15 * Morgan nods Oct 10 22:43:19 Aye, we did Oct 10 22:43:52 * Molly just stays in his arms until HH arrives Oct 10 22:44:28 * Morgan looks over at him questioningly Oct 10 22:45:22 HH: though I’d see how everyone’s doin’ Oct 10 22:45:32 $she okay?$ Oct 10 22:46:54 $Not really. Worried about the future$ Oct 10 22:47:08 Managing, man. You?\ Oct 10 22:47:19 $need some lying done?$ Oct 10 22:47:43 $Think the truth is good enough. I'm not going anywhere. Some distraction might help though$ Oct 10 22:47:58 HH: Run outta things to bribe Varick with to get the stick Oct 10 22:48:19 * Morgan swears suddenly Oct 10 22:48:40 Sebastian's still got my dragon scale Oct 10 22:48:59 HH: Where is he? Oct 10 22:49:39 He needed some time alone. Gone back to his ship Oct 10 22:49:52 * Molly pulls away Oct 10 22:50:33 What if he forgets he has it, and goes to swim? It could fall from his pocket! Oct 10 22:50:49 * Morgan looks unhappy Oct 10 22:50:58 Then it will be lost. He needs space. Oct 10 22:51:19 HH: No, he wouldn’t lose it in th’ water. Oct 10 22:51:41 * Molly looks to Morgan Oct 10 22:52:20 I will go to find him, my love. You cannot lose that, it’s too precious to you Oct 10 22:53:15 * Morgan frowns Oct 10 22:53:18 He wanted to be alone. Oct 10 22:54:41 HH: He can be, soon as th’ scale is back Oct 10 22:55:15 * Morgan sighs Oct 10 22:55:17 Fine Oct 10 22:56:31 He’s probably gone to the ship, not swimming? Oct 10 22:56:37 Thats what he said Oct 10 22:56:50 HH: Y’ know what, I think I better go instead... Oct 10 22:58:02 well... the two of you decide Oct 10 22:58:27 HH: if he’s swimmink, he ain’t gonna have pockets, see? Oct 10 22:59:46 I think it unlikely Oct 10 23:00:23 * Molly blushes “It’s alright, I’ll stay” Oct 10 23:02:13 Make sure he knows I didn't send you... Oct 10 23:03:06 HH: Yeah, will do. I’ll be back by quiet hour, incase the lady asks Oct 10 23:04:08 * Morgan nods Oct 10 23:04:09 Alright Oct 10 23:05:27 *HH bows to Molly* your most excellent Excellency Oct 10 23:05:48 * Molly smiles “Sod off, Heinzharold.” Oct 10 23:06:21 *HH chuckles even as he sets off at a jog towards the dock* Oct 10 23:06:36 * Morgan watches him go Oct 10 23:09:11 he’s silly Oct 10 23:09:16 * Morgan nods Oct 10 23:09:18 Yes he is Oct 10 23:09:30 * Molly sighs Oct 10 23:10:26 we should join the others, our time is short. We should probably leave before breakfast tomorrow. They will pack some for us, no doubt Oct 10 23:11:27 * Morgan nods Oct 10 23:11:31 I think you're right, yes Oct 10 23:12:07 And I am sure you are also aching to play with it Oct 10 23:12:26 A little maybe Oct 10 23:12:52 * Molly nods “It does look like a sword, but don’t tell Seb I said so!” Oct 10 23:14:07 I can't make that promise I'm afraid Oct 10 23:15:27 * Molly starts moving towards the house Oct 10 23:15:37 Oh dear, bribery it is then Oct 10 23:16:05 Bribery? Oct 10 23:16:51 something during quiet hour perhaps, to gain your silence? Oct 10 23:17:58 perhaps... Oct 10 23:18:38 * Molly watches him sidelong Oct 10 23:19:00 something is holding you back, like at Foxcroft? Oct 10 23:19:58 * Morgan shrugs Oct 10 23:20:02 Just the tension Oct 10 23:21:53 between you and Seb? Oct 10 23:22:10 With the whole situation Oct 10 23:22:29 * Molly nods Oct 10 23:22:34 it is difficult Oct 10 23:23:01 * Morgan nods Oct 10 23:23:03 Indeed it is Oct 10 23:24:30 * Molly nods Oct 10 23:25:09 I can spend that time with my family instead if you wish, it isn’t something observed here Oct 10 23:25:42 I think it may be worth it... it will not be easy to find time for them once we are settled Oct 10 23:26:48 * Molly nods Oct 10 23:27:34 I will make sure we have nursery maids for the boys, I don’t want Inga and Heinzharold missing their time Oct 10 23:29:17 Thats a good idea Oct 10 23:30:12 * Molly nods Oct 10 23:30:51 I think I will hire some for Hafenlohr. They will want to work on the house together Oct 10 23:31:14 * Morgan nods Oct 10 23:31:17 I would imagine so Oct 10 23:32:24 They’ve been so good to help us as they do, I don’t want to take advantage of it Oct 10 23:32:34 * Morgan nods Oct 10 23:32:43 It'll be a bit different when we're al surrounded by children Oct 10 23:34:00 * Molly nods Oct 10 23:34:11 yes, it will Oct 10 23:34:45 One big family... Oct 10 23:36:52 * Molly nods “four parents, fourteen children” Oct 10 23:37:10 Six parents, fifteen children... Oct 10 23:38:27 * Molly nods, smiling Oct 10 23:38:32 that will be nice Oct 10 23:38:50 * Morgan nods Oct 10 23:38:53 Yes, it will Oct 10 23:40:27 sixteen if we have a foster king Oct 10 23:40:37 fosterling * Oct 10 23:40:42 * Morgan nods Oct 10 23:40:51 aye Oct 10 23:43:20 * Morgan has quit (Quit: This computer has gone to sleep)