**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Wed Oct 8 19:42:01 2025 Oct 08 19:42:01 * Molly (~u931732@192.168.1.101) has joined Oct 08 19:42:56 * Edward nods “I am ashamed to say Ilena had to do the bulk of the work” Oct 08 19:42:56 * Morgan nods Oct 08 19:42:56 It must have been awful for you Oct 08 19:42:56 * Edward nods Oct 08 19:42:56 It was, but it was also a happy occasion, insomuch as discovering that there would be children Oct 08 19:42:59 * Morgan nods Oct 08 19:43:01 Not as many as you, but enough Oct 08 19:43:03 They are each precious Oct 08 19:43:05 * Edward looks haunted by this statement Oct 08 19:43:07 Yes Oct 08 19:43:09 * Morgan reaches out gingerly, putting his hand on Edwards shoulder Oct 08 19:43:11 *Edward automatically flinches at the touch to the warped, melted flesh* Oct 08 19:43:35 * Morgan doesn't move it, watching him Oct 08 19:43:54 I've got some like that... and some from a sadist with a cat o'nine tails... Oct 08 19:44:28 * Molly looks surprised and intrigued “A sadist of a female persuasion?” Oct 08 19:44:32 * Molly is now known as Edward Oct 08 19:45:35 * Morgan shakes his head a little Oct 08 19:45:40 No, a petty man with power Oct 08 19:45:51 He wanted me hanged for mutiny Oct 08 19:46:14 * Edward nods “I see” Oct 08 19:47:52 *in the background, there’s a smash of a plate, and then a cry of pain* Oct 08 19:48:23 * Morgan looks around Oct 08 19:49:03 *Varick seems to have cut himself. Ilena is with him Oct 08 19:49:58 I think he would benefit from some support there Oct 08 19:50:16 * Edward nods, looking around Oct 08 19:50:24 I don’t see Karsten Oct 08 19:50:53 Up to us then Oct 08 19:51:54 * Edward nods, heading slowly over. Varick is crying, other people are paying attention Oct 08 19:52:41 * Morgan walks toward him Oct 08 19:53:35 *Varick has a cut on his arm, it looks painful, but not too serious Oct 08 19:54:48 * Morgan moves to him, crouching down and pulling out a cloth from his pocket Oct 08 19:54:59 Now then young man... got a bit of a ricochet did we? Oct 08 19:55:20 *Varick sniffs, still crying* It really hurts! Oct 08 19:56:00 * Morgan nods, using the cloth to clean his arm a little Oct 08 19:56:14 I'll bet it does... lets go see Molly, she'll know how to help Oct 08 19:58:00 *He nods, going with Morgan. Lots of people look sympathetic but also wary of getting involved* Oct 08 19:58:39 * Morgan walks with him, rubbing his shoulder Oct 08 19:59:31 * Edward is now known as Varick Oct 08 19:59:41 People are looking at me, aren’t they? Oct 08 20:00:18 A bit... but they do that Oct 08 20:01:34 * Varick nods, head down as they go towards the treeline where he left her. But he can’t see her from a distance Oct 08 20:01:41 * Morgan calls to her Oct 08 20:03:43 *He hears a chuckle, masculine sounding, from within the trees, and then Karsten steps out from them* Oct 08 20:04:08 * Morgan frowns a little Oct 08 20:04:10 Where is Molly? Oct 08 20:05:47 *Molly comes out. She looks very relieved to see Morgan, immediately moving right to him with her body tucked right up against his side like seeking protection Oct 08 20:06:02 Whats going on? Oct 08 20:06:03 K: We we’re having a little talk *he smirks* Oct 08 20:06:22 * Varick stays very quiet, head bowed Oct 08 20:07:41 Molly... whats gone on? Oct 08 20:08:22 M: The Graf was explaining some things about the life of a nobleman’s wife to me... Oct 08 20:09:24 Was he indeed... I'm not sure he'd know anything about that... take Varick inside and see to his arm please Oct 08 20:10:05 *Molly nods, moving to Varick and gently encouraging him to follow her. Karsten gives the boy a look of disdain as they go* Oct 08 20:10:35 * Morgan puts a hand inside his coat Oct 08 20:10:53 It'd be a crying shame if you got stuck in these woods... not found for days until it was too late... Oct 08 20:12:02 * Varick is now known as Karsten Oct 08 20:12:06 * Karsten sneers Oct 08 20:12:35 You should not threaten men above your station, and your honour. Oct 08 20:12:57 * Morgan smiles, shrugging a little Oct 08 20:13:34 I'm known to be erratic... and I've not threatened you... so your station is irrelevant... and you have the honour of a man who molests donkeys Oct 08 20:14:29 * Karsten looks angry at this Oct 08 20:15:06 I am a -Graf- and you’re a disgraced, cunt-struck idiot who destroyed his own family Oct 08 20:15:18 * Morgan grins Oct 08 20:15:33 And yet my family is around me, celebrating... where are yours? Oh, thats right... gone. Oct 08 20:17:07 I don’t need family, I have a Grafdom. Oct 08 20:18:07 * Morgan smiles, fidgeting with the hand inside his coat Oct 08 20:18:13 And syphillis I hear Oct 08 20:20:11 Most of the nobility have had some such maladies. No doubt you have had as well, given your love of common cunnies Oct 08 20:20:54 Not at all... though rumour has it one of the reasons you have to pay for it is because of the sores... and bits falling off... making you, what, half a man at most, and that half must be putrid Oct 08 20:21:48 No wonder you lay with farm animals Oct 08 20:22:42 * Karsten laughs “I should have shown your wife when I had the chance. But she’s such an anxious little thing when a man corners her” Oct 08 20:23:04 * Morgan smiles, moving closer Oct 08 20:23:35 No, she's not... just when a rancid little weasel like you does... she can smell the rot on you... and soon -everyone- will know about it Oct 08 20:24:33 Your reputation is so poor you’re as likely to ruin yourself and Sudlachenburg Oct 08 20:24:50 Oh it won't come from me... I believe in more... direct action Oct 08 20:25:03 * Morgan takes another step closer, rummaging inside his coat with his right hand Oct 08 20:26:52 I fear for Sudlachenburg’s future under your control. Annexing would have been wiser than someone so morally bankrupt and ignoble as Graf Oct 08 20:27:48 Morally bankrupt? You wouldn't know a moral if it fiddled with your rotten stump Oct 08 20:29:40 Marrying a commoner sullied your line. They should have cast you out then, but there’s clearly some weakness in the Koertig blood. Look at the shambling imbecile Edward has become. Oct 08 20:30:56 * Morgan smiles, closing the gap while pulling his right hand from his coat, which covers the movement of the dagger in his left which he presses under Karstens groin, applying enough pressure that if Karsten backs up he'd do himself damage Oct 08 20:31:10 * Karsten now looks alarmed Oct 08 20:31:19 Hold on, don’t be so hasty! Oct 08 20:31:34 * Morgan lifts a little, putting more pressure on him Oct 08 20:31:41 Stop that! Oct 08 20:32:36 How are you going to manage, with nothing down there, Karsten? Laughed at by all and sundry because you, big powerful lordling, was lax enough to let me get close enough to you to slice off your manhood, hmm? Oct 08 20:33:03 * Karsten starts to look concerned Oct 08 20:33:13 Don’t do that! Oct 08 20:33:26 * Morgan tilts the blade so the point digs in Oct 08 20:33:42 Or infection might set in and take you sooner than expected... Oct 08 20:34:59 * Karsten yelps Oct 08 20:35:03 Please, stop! Oct 08 20:35:47 I want you to consider this carefully, Karsten... I got this close, able to cause you so -much- damage when you could see me... imagine how dangerous I am when you can't... Oct 08 20:37:26 * Karsten nods. Morgan’s hand suddenly gets wet as Karsten loses bladder control Oct 08 20:38:48 Oh... oh thats not anything to be proud of... while we're at it... another word about any of my family, and I'll claim you threatened to annexe us and kill you... painfully... in ways you fear... Oct 08 20:40:00 * Karsten just mutely nods Oct 08 20:40:42 * Morgan smiles brightly, reducing the pressure a little Oct 08 20:40:50 And I am -always- armed. Understand? Oct 08 20:41:47 * Karsten nods Oct 08 20:41:53 Yes. I understand. Oct 08 20:42:31 Good... Oct 08 20:45:14 * Karsten nods, saying nothing Oct 08 20:46:02 * Morgan withdraws his dagger Oct 08 20:48:21 * Karsten exhales hard Oct 08 20:50:27 * Morgan backs up a couple of steps, watching him Oct 08 20:52:08 * Karsten brushes himself off, then storms off further into the woods Oct 08 20:52:35 * Morgan mutters to himself briefly before looking around Oct 08 20:55:23 *It’s gotten fairly quiet from the party behind him, people calling Goodnight to friends and relatives Oct 08 20:56:17 * Morgan hesitates for a moment before walking back toward the house Oct 08 20:57:59 *He sees Molly sat alone on the steps overlooking the clearing that contains the broken porcelain Oct 08 20:58:33 * Morgan moves toward her Oct 08 21:00:56 * Karsten looks pensive Oct 08 21:01:38 * Morgan sits beside her Oct 08 21:01:39 Talk to me Oct 08 21:01:54 * Karsten is now known as Molly Oct 08 21:02:13 * Molly looks at him, almost haunted Oct 08 21:02:17 He scared me. Oct 08 21:02:41 * Morgan nods Oct 08 21:02:43 I'm sorry Oct 08 21:07:06 It’s not your fault... what he said, how he blocked me... it reminded me of Curtis... Oct 08 21:07:26 Would you like me to kill him? Oct 08 21:09:00 * Molly doesn’t immediately say no, which is telling in itself Oct 08 21:09:11 * Morgan nods Oct 08 21:09:14 Alright, I'll see it done Oct 08 21:09:30 But he has a child... and a Grafdom... Oct 08 21:10:19 * Morgan shrugs Oct 08 21:10:22 Accidents happen... Oct 08 21:12:00 * Molly nods a little, looking at her hands “He said you’d find other women, or that you’d tire of me and lend me to other noblemen” Oct 08 21:12:07 He lied Oct 08 21:13:27 * Molly nods, but she still looks upset “He said that’s just how noblemen were, that nature made them more inclined to spread their seed with others” Oct 08 21:13:53 He's full of shit Oct 08 21:15:09 * Molly nods “Curtis told me similar, that having mistresses was what noblemen did, and it didn’t mean he didn’t love me...” Oct 08 21:15:28 Aye, well, he had the moral fibre of a cold sneeze Oct 08 21:16:11 * Molly nods “I thought I was past the pain of his mistreatment...” Oct 08 21:16:46 * Morgan nods Oct 08 21:16:48 I'm sorry Oct 08 21:17:17 * Molly sighs “What if I’m not healed enough?” Oct 08 21:18:15 Then I will be here with you until you are Oct 08 21:20:13 * Molly looks him in the eyes “You’re different to them...9 Oct 08 21:20:55 * Morgan nods Oct 08 21:21:06 Ask my father, or even my brother, if that is something a proper nobleman does... Oct 08 21:21:36 * Molly nods “I couldn’t bear it again” Oct 08 21:22:11 * Morgan nods Oct 08 21:22:12 I know Oct 08 21:24:23 * Molly leans forward and gently kisses him Oct 08 21:24:44 * Morgan smiles, putting his arms around her Oct 08 21:25:57 I love you, Morgan... and more than that, I -trust- you. Oct 08 21:31:38 * Molly has quit (Read error: EOF from client)