Supper with Golondrina and Fay

You hotfoot it through the halls of House Leontes, your animate hair tied back to limit its ability to cause trouble in the very public setting of the refectory at supper.

While Ermintrude Cachalot's enchantment design had proved successful in putting your hair under control of your conscious will, it had also proven that your will was more will-o'-the-wisp when it came to keeping your hair from acting out your unexpressed desires.

You recall the Tutor's threat to have it shorn off on the occasion of further misbehavior. Your hair twitches and you feel a twist of nausea at the thought. Fay's description of your hair as a beacon of your mood had left you feeling **** to anyone. While you'd never had a good mask, you used to be able to pretend to be sullen or thoughtful. Not if your unbound hair proclaimed it more visibly than your aura.

Golondrina waves you over to a table where she and Fay have saved you a seat. When you sit down, Golondrina whispers a little charm, blows on your bowl of stew, and a curling wisp of steam rises.

Fay laughs. "Naughty, naughty, Lolo, no magic at the dinner table," she says with a lilt of humor.

Golondrina's eyes sparkle at you. You grin back. She was playing at being a hidden dragon in plain sight.

"Well, someone had to be naughty," she teases back at Fay. "It was properly my turn, after you and Morgan this afternoon. No reason to leave Miss Woodbine with cold stew, just for the sake of propriety."

"Were you naughty with Lolo this afternoon, Fay?" you ask.

Golondrina laughs, nods, and raises her eyebrows. "Very," she pronounces.

Fay blushes bright pink.

"With your wand, Fay?" you say. "No, your broomstick? Oh, Fay, you are corrupting our sweet Lolo."

"I did insist," Golondrina says. Now her cheeks look a little pink. "I begged. I pleaded."

"She wheedled," Fay says. "But I think that makes it your turn to be naughty, Morgan."

"Tutor scolded me, worked me all afternoon with deflections and banishings, and threatened to shear Ermintrude's pet project off my head," you say. "D'n'know if I can rise to actual naughtiness tonight."

"Oh that's why you have the snakes tied up," Fay says., nodding. "You reckon a bath would feel better?"

"I do," you say. "I hope. Or maybe I should go get Ermintrude's help with the tresses."

Fay laughs. "I wouldn't take her advice on hairdressing," she says. "But this may be a rare exception."

You have the CONSEQUENCE Scolded (-1 to Move rolls).

You have 5 XP, +2 Ambition, +0 Bravery, +2 Cunning, +0 Diligence, and may use ADVANCEMENT by spending 5 XP.

Your HANGER-ON is Ermintrude Cachalot of House Draconis. She owes you a FAVOR.
Your FRIENDs are Fay Applebum and Grace Winterthorn (both House Leontes, formerly House Minerval).

Possible moves:

• Get help. ENCOUNTER Ermintrude Cachalot. On a 10+ you may remove your CONSEQUENCE. Roll +AMBITION (+0) (+2 Ambition, -1 Consequence, -1 Hanger-on).
• Relax in the baths. ENCOUNTER Fay to work out your CONSEQUENCE on a 10+. Roll +BRAVERY(+1) (+0 Bravery, -1 Consequence, +2 Friend)
• Something else?