[20:13] * @Morgan rolls his eyes before speaking loudly
[20:13] (@Morgan) wait
[20:16] * Molly shakes her head in disbelief
[20:18] (Molly) FK speaks loudly, not opening the door: I'm sorry to bother you my Lord, I just wondered if Lady Koertig required more hot water?
[20:19] * Molly tries very hard not to laugh, somehow managing to stay quiet
[20:20] ** New query from Morgan (Available on submenu 'Windows')
[20:20] (@Morgan) No, I think its fine as is
[20:21] (Molly) FK: Very good, my Lord. Just ring if you need anything
[20:22] (@Morgan) Thank you, Frau Kinner
[20:22] (Molly) *her footsteps disappear down the hall
[20:23] * Molly watches him with amusement
[20:23] (Molly) No, we're fine for hot water for the next fifty years, thank you
[20:26] (@Morgan) that might have been difficult to explain
[20:28] (Molly) Just a little *she grins. She continues writing, making no attempt to dress*
[20:32] * @Morgan mutters
[20:33] (@Morgan) excuse me mr veisgraf, why are your hands on fire?
[20:33] * Molly giggles
[20:33] (Molly) But Varick would ove it
[20:33] (Molly) Love*
[20:34] (@Morgan) very true
[20:34] * Molly goes quiet, thinking, before looking at him ((what's he doing?))
[20:35] (@Morgan) ((mostly looking at the water))
[20:36] (Molly) How do you decide when you have a choice between doing something 'avalon' or something 'eisen'?
[20:38] (@Morgan) whats the difference?
[20:38] * Molly smiles
[20:39] (Molly) Something sensible and measured versus something bold, determined and passionate I think
[20:39] * @Morgan thinks about it
[20:41] (@Morgan) I'm not entirely sure...
[20:41] * Molly watches him
[20:43] (Molly) I was thinking... In the secret room is a rather valuable painting that used to belong to Graf Maubourg
[20:43] (@Morgan) aye...
[20:44] (Molly) The Avalon thing to do in our situation would be sell it and use the money for fixing Innesbruck
[20:45] * @Morgan nods
[20:45] (@Morgan) the eisen thing to do would be... break it with extreme levels of violence
[20:45] * Molly smiles broadly
[20:46] (@Morgan) It needs to be sold, the monies used to bolster Innesbruck
[20:48] (Molly) I was thinking of taking it to Maubourg, burning it on his lawn, mixing the ashes with ink and writing him a note in it saying 'fondest regards from Sudlachenburg' 
[20:49] (@Morgan) As much as I'd like to... I think it'd upset him more if we used it for something worthwhile...
[20:49] * Molly sighs with fake drama
[20:49] (Molly) I suppose we must do it your way, liebes herz
[20:49] (@Morgan) Maybe I'll do something Eisen to him
[20:51] * Molly grins
[20:51] (Molly) You could do Eisen things to him several times over if I help?
[20:51] * @Morgan nods slowly
[20:52] (@Morgan) I dont think he'd enjoy that very much
[20:52] (Molly) Oh dear, what a shame(!) 
[20:53] * Molly smiles wryly
[20:54] (Molly) I think all the Eisen company I've been keeping is starting to rub off on me!
[20:54] (@Morgan) I dont know thats a good thing
[20:55] (Molly) No?
[20:55] * Molly makes a quick note
[20:56] (@Morgan) I rather like your sweet nature... it balances out my more upsetting tendancies
[20:56] * Molly blushes a little
[20:56] (Molly) I'm sorry, liebes herz
[20:59] * @Morgan nods
[20:59] (@Morgan) dont fret at it blossom
[21:00] -NickServ- You are now identified for Molly.
[21:00] * Molly looks at her list
[21:01] (Molly) I have a great deal of writing to do. I'll understand if you wish to leave
[21:01] (@Morgan) if you wish blossom
[21:02] * Molly smiles at him
[21:02] (Molly) I wish you to do whatever would make you happiest
[21:07] * @Morgan finds somewhere to sit
[21:07] (@Morgan) I have some letters to write
[21:08] (Molly) **they both write quietly a while in companionable quiet, though exchange smiles when eye contact is made
[21:09] (Molly) I'll make contact with the art gallery I saw in Seeufer about the painting if you wish'
[21:10] * @Morgan nods
[21:10] (@Morgan) thats a good idea
[21:11] * Molly smiles playfully
[21:11] (Molly) Unless you wish to hang it in pride of place on the Rose? 
[21:11] (@Morgan) No, I think not
[21:13] (Molly) Too... Expensive? *she continues to grin*
[21:13] (@Morgan) quite... wouldn't want to risk it being seen... I mean, getting broken
[21:13] * Molly laughs
[21:14] (Molly) Definitely
[21:14] * Molly writes again, now having completed six letters
[21:15] (Molly) In Freiburg, I might need to run an errand
[21:15] (@Morgan) oh?
[21:16] (Molly) I never did hear more from the appraisal of my dragonscale necklace...
[21:16] * @Morgan nods
[21:17] * Molly looks up
[21:17] (Molly) It could be worth quite a bit...
[21:17] * @Morgan frowns
[21:18] (Molly) ...and the money could be put to good use
[21:18] (@Morgan) No, I dont think I want you to do that
[21:19] (Molly) Why, liebes herz?
[21:20] (@Morgan) Because that was a gift to you and, from what I can tell, quite rare
[21:20] (Molly) The Rose was also a gift but I could have sold her
[21:21] (@Morgan) But you didn't... you made a much wiser decision
[21:21] * Molly smiles
[21:21] (Molly) Giving her to you?
[21:22] * @Morgan smiles
[21:22] * Molly looks thoughtful
[21:24] (Molly) When I first suggested selling her, before you returned to Eisen, you said you could think of many would would be interested in buying her...
[21:24] * @Morgan nods
[21:25] (Molly) Did you mean yourself?
[21:25] (@Morgan) well, I did think it... though I didn't know I'd have the funds to do so
[21:26] * Molly giggles
[21:26] (Molly) As it turns out, you had more than enough!
[21:26] * @Morgan nods
[21:26] (@Morgan) aye... as it turns out, I did
[21:29] * Molly frowns a little
[21:29] (Molly) It's a very expensive business
[21:29] (@Morgan) running a ship?
[21:31] * Molly shakes her head
[21:31] (Molly) Making a bad decision about crew and refloating a ship
[21:32] * @Morgan nods
[21:32] (@Morgan) a sad fact that many are swindlers
[21:32] * Molly nods
[21:33] (Molly) I'd have been rather wealthy if those things hadn't happened
[21:34] (@Morgan) but they did... and now you're rather wealthy
[21:34] * Molly smiles
[21:35] (Molly) It's not quite the same. On one particular day, I actually had almost three thousand guilders to my name!
[21:35] * @Morgan sighs
[21:36] (@Morgan) if you wish I could probably furnish you with that and let you on your way
[21:36] * Molly looks shocked
[21:37] (Molly) Liebes herz! That is not what I wish at all!
[21:38] * @Morgan nods
[21:38] (@Morgan) good
[21:38] * Molly frowns
[21:38] (Molly) I am surprised that you could think so of me
[21:39] (@Morgan) I dont... but it sounded as if you'd rather be in _that_ situation than this...
[21:40] (Molly) Not at all, there is nothing on Theah I would trade you for
[21:41] (@Morgan) just as well, I doubt the exchange rate would be particularly good
[21:41] * Molly smiles
[21:42] (Molly) To me you are worth your weight in Dracheneisen
[21:44] * @Morgan blushes
[21:45] (Molly) I was torn you know, whether to refloat the Rose or have a new ship built, for the cost was exactly the same.
[21:45] (@Morgan) there's something about the Rose, though...
[21:45] * Molly smiles wistfully
[21:46] (Molly) There definitely is. It's hard to describe. It was certainly love at first sight
[21:47] * Molly finishes her writing
[21:50] * @Morgan signs the last letter, folding and sealing it
[21:51] * Molly folds hers, though has nothing to seal them with
[21:57] * @Morgan looks up
[21:57] (@Morgan) would you like to use this?
[21:57] * Molly looks at the seal on his letters, a unicorn on a shield. She smiles softly at him, remembering their conversation in the coach in Carleon with a smile
[21:57] (Molly) "is that your family seal?"
[21:58] * @Morgan nods
[21:59] * Molly blushes, nodding
[21:59] * @Morgan brings it over
[22:00] * Molly watches him 
[22:01] (Molly) Silly, isn't it, that such a thing makes me feel giddy
[22:01] (@Morgan) what?
[22:03] (Molly) Using your seal. It brings home how lucky and honoured I have been to have your affection
[22:04] (@Morgan) Thats one way of putting it
[22:06] * Molly smiles
[22:07] (Molly) You have another, liebes herz?
[22:07] (@Morgan) stuck with me...
[22:07] * Molly watches him 
[22:08] (Molly) And I am happy to be so bound
[22:08] * @Morgan smiles, blushing
[22:08] * Molly looks a little confused
[22:10] (Molly) I have disturbed your sense of modesty once more?
[22:10] (@Morgan) just a little
[22:11] * Molly holds out her hand to him
[22:11] * @Morgan takes it
[22:11] (Molly) You are too harsh to yourself, I am happy to be with you forever
[22:12] (Molly) **he starts to feel that sense of belonging again
[22:12] * @Morgan sighs contentedly
[22:13] * Molly smiles
[22:13] (Molly) I believe I left the stamp and wax that belonged to the Rose at home
[22:14] * @Morgan nods
[22:14] (Molly) But I will find it for you
[22:15] (@Morgan) thank you blossom
[22:16] (Molly) Though I may procure some purple wax for my personal correspondence, I was always partial to purple
[22:17] * @Morgan nods
[22:18] * Molly smiles, remembering the purple dress she'd bought in Carleon on their trip. She looks distracted as she takes the stamp and wax with her free hand