Wenn & Wolf Tales

wwe0680
Session Start: Mon Jul 07 1997
*** Now talking in #WolfKeep
* Simon walks weakly into the great hall, his clothes worn and tattered, his face dirty.
<Wenndolyne> Simon!
* Simon looks saddly up to Wenn, "Could I have some food?"
<Simon> **Tears well in Simon's eyes.**
* Wenndolyne runs to Simon and kneels to him "Certainly! Of course anything, Little One!"
<Wenndolyne> Are you alright? Where have you been? What has happened?
* Simon bows his head, then looks nervously over his shoulder and follows Wenn quietly.
<Simon> Nothing.
<Simon> I heard from a bad man...
<Simon> ...he said that Daddy's dead!
* Simon begins to cry.
* Wenndolyne takes his hand and leads him to the kitchen, sitting him up on the table
<Wenndolyne> Dead?!
* Simon nods
<Simon> ...and he said that he was gonna kill Brynnah too!
* Wenndolyne hugs him "Oh... Simon, no... I haven't heard anything about...."
<Wenndolyne> No... none of that can be true
<Wenndolyne> WHo is the bad man? Did you know him?
* Wenndolyne wishes Wolf were here
* Simon sniffles, "He told me what he did and how he did it...slow and painful."
* Simon cries
* Wenndolyne dampens a cloth and washes the tears and dirt from the child's face and then scoops him up in to her arms
<Simon> We gotta save Brynnah!
* Wenndolyne has tears forming in her eyes too as she rocks Simon and tries to think... what can this be about?
<Wenndolyne> I.. who... do you know who the bad man is? Do you know where Brynnah is?
<Simon> The man's name was Marcus-Wands. <through sobs of guilt and anger>
<Simon> He said I should help protect Brynnah.
<Simon> He said I should go back to Camelot.
<Wenndolyne> Marcus Wands? I don't know this name.... but you cannot Simon
<Wenndolyne> you cannot go to Camelot
<Wenndolyne> THere is a price on your head
* Simon sits up on Wenn's lap, wipes his eyes, "I should...I should go and help Brynnah...she's all I have."
<Wenndolyne> You cannot help her if you are captured... and that is exactly what would happen if you go there now
<Simon> She was Daddy's...was gonna be Daddy's wife...my mommy.
<Wenndolyne> I know, I know...
* Simon hugs Wenn close...knowing that he can not help.
* Wenndolyne rocks and thinks... what to do... what to do
<Wenndolyne> What a time for Kat to be gone... I need to send a messenger, but have none.
<Wenndolyne> I will have to go myself, to leave word for Brynnah
* Simon takes a breath and closes his eyes, knowing that he is safe here.
* Wenndolyne leans back to look at Simon
* Simon tilts his eyes toward Wenn's
<Wenndolyne> Can you stay here by yourself while I go to Camelot?
<Simon> I won't be here when you come back.
<Simon> I can't
<Wenndolyne> Where will you go? You are safe here, little one.
* Simon shakes his head, "I should keep moving...to keep you safe too."
* Wenndolyne hugs him close again "Oh, Simon... worry not about me. It is you we must protect."
* Simon sniffles, closing his eyes against her hug.
* Wenndolyne brushes his frazzled hair with her fingers
<Simon> I'm very hungry. I took some food from Camelot a few nights ago.
<Simon> I was able to sneak in when no one watched.
<Wenndolyne> I will stay and feed you then. If Brynnah is in the firehall then nothing can happen to her.
<Simon> No!
<Simon> Go help her...
<Simon> I go with you.
<Wenndolyne> No! You can't...
<Wenndolyne> they would
<Wenndolyne> nevermind
<Wenndolyne> you just can't go to Camelot
* Simon 's eyes narrow, filling with rage, "I want to find the bad man...I want to make him pay."
* Simon shakes his head, softening those feelings as well as his expression.
* Wenndolyne sets Simon down and tries to distract him searching through the kitchen for food "Food first... then we'll see"
* Simon lowers his head wearily, "Ok...food..."
<Simon> I went to Highland's Castle and someone would recognize me.
<Simon> I went to Rogue's Inn and someone would recognize me.
* Wenndolyne starts dragging out everything edible in the ice box and the cupboard and setting it on the table.
<Simon> Everywhere I went.
* Wenndolyne scoots a chair up for Simon
* Simon climbs up on the chair, staring hungrily at the food.
* Wenndolyne nods while tossing things frantically in his direction. "You must stay here. I can find a hiding place for you."
<Simon> Nobody likes me.
* Wenndolyne suddenly stops what she is doing and leans to kiss the boy's forehead
* Simon picks up something to eat...who cares what it is...and eats it, hardly tasting it at all.
<Wenndolyne> I like you Simon... I love you... and so does Wolf.
* Wenndolyne brushes his hair and touches her hand to his cheek
* Simon eats something, filling his mouth, looks at Wenn with saddness in his eyes then continues to eat.
* Wenndolyne turns away as tears fill her eyes and finds a glass to fill with milk
* Simon swallows hard, not chewing nearly enough, "I want to go back...before the trial."
* Wenndolyne stays behind him so he cannot see her tears, reaching around him to set the glass down within his reach
* Simon picks up the glass and drinks some milk, streams of milk falling out the sides of his mouth.
<Wenndolyne> No... never... you cannot go to Camelot
<Wenndolyne> Simon
<Wenndolyne> You would be killed
* Simon quickly sets the milk down, and picks up some more food...gobbling for a moment until she says the word "killed" then stops.
<Simon> Killed?
<Simon> **food hanging from his mouth.**
<Wenndolyne> That's what it means... sometimes... to have a price on your head
<Wenndolyne> There are people in Camelot... who do not want to wait for the trial, Simon
<Wenndolyne> You CANNOT go there
* Simon looks down, thinking of Daddy...of Brynnah...of the bad man, "But...Daddy."
<Simon> He needs me.
* Simon shrugs and grabs more food, starting to get full.
* Wenndolyne kneels beside Simon's chair and stares into his face
<Wenndolyne> Simon
<Simon> Yeah? **Through food.**
* Wenndolyne has a more serious look than he has ever seen on her face... than he can imagine she could have
<Wenndolyne> Simon, you will not go to Camelot
* Simon nods, wided eyed
<Simon> Ok.
* Wenndolyne sighs
* Simon nods even as he turns back to the food and begins to put it into his pockets
<Simon> I won't. <knowing that is what she wants to hear.>
* Wenndolyne gets up, suddenly very weary and sits in the nearest chair
<Wenndolyne> Simon, why are you putting food in your pockets? You may have as much as you like
* Simon puts all of the dry food into his pockets, leaving all of the cold things behind, "For later." <not looking up>
<Wenndolyne> But it will be here... I intend for you to be here as well
* Simon looks up at Wenn, "I...I won't stay. They'll come...they'll hurt you."
<Wenndolyne> No, little one, they will have no idea you are here.
<Wenndolyne> I know a secret place
* Simon watches Wenn as she speaks.
<Wenndolyne> Only Wolf and I will know where you are
<Simon> Where?
* Wenndolyne looks around the great hall, for Simon's benefit and then whispers.."Come with me"
* Simon stands to follow Wenn.
* Wenndolyne grabs a fresh glass first and fills it with milk
* Simon holds his hands in the air to receive the milk.
<Wenndolyne> I think I'll carry it, ok?
* Simon looks hungrily at the milk in her hands as he follows her
* Wenndolyne walks down the hallway and into the library making sure Simon is with her the whole way
* Wenndolyne closes the library door behind them
* Simon follows her into the library, then looks at the window and begins to remember that night.
* Wenndolyne puts her finger over her lips to make a shushing gesture and tiptoes to a far corner of the library
* Simon 's bottom lip quivers a bit as he watches Wenn.
* Wenndolyne hisses in a whisper "Simon... over here"
* Simon tiptoes over to her side.
* Wenndolyne pulls a book from a lower shelf and a panel of the bookcase swings open
* Wenndolyne looks to Simon for his reaction
* Simon looks into the space behind the shelf, "What is it?"
<Wenndolyne> A secret room, where you will be safe
<Simon> I don't know...is it safe?
<Wenndolyne> Yes, I had hoped you would come... so I fixed it up for you
* Simon glares into the dark space, "How big is it?"
* Wenndolyne bends a little to go in, though Simon doesn't have to and there is a light just around the corner
* Wenndolyne peeps out to invite him in
<Wenndolyne> Come on... I think you'll like it
* Simon cautiously walks into the shelf, feeling kinda funny doing so.
* Wenndolyne shows him the latch and how to close and open the panel from the inside
* Simon nods at the operation of the door, then looks for a different way out.
<Wenndolyne> See? You can come and go as you like. But I think it best you wait for me to come get you when I know it's safe.
<Wenndolyne> OK?
<Simon> Is there a way out...outside?
<Wenndolyne> only through this panel
<Wenndolyne> no one can get you here
<Wenndolyne> you will be perfectly safe
* Simon looks around at the room, "Did Wolf make this?"
* Wenndolyne shows him the rest of the small room, regular height ceiling, a cot made up, some toys in a box and a magic lantern that cannot go out
<Wenndolyne> He built it into the keep
<Wenndolyne> for just such emergencies
* Wenndolyne smiles to Simon
* Simon still doesn't smile, but obviously is pleased, "Ok. I'll stay."
<Wenndolyne> How does it feel to be an 'emergency'?
* Simon looks seriously at Wenn, "Not very good."
* Wenndolyne ruffles his hair with her fingers and nods
<Wenndolyne> I know
<Wenndolyne> Well, look around... see anything you're missing here?
* Simon sniffles as he looks around, moving things about, "Teddy. I don't see Teddy."
<Simon> I left him on the boat.
* Wenndolyne sets the glass of milk down on the little table by the lamp
<Wenndolyne> I will go get Teddy... oh my... and Jack... where is Jack?
* Wenndolyne actually thinks better of it and decides to send Kat after Teddy... is he ever shows up
<Simon> I dunno where Jack is...I gave him to you.
<Wenndolyne> Oh... Wolf must have taken him to the pack to be cared for then
* Simon nods then looks at the cot.
<Wenndolyne> I'll ask him when he arrives. Maybe we can bring him in here. Would you like that?
* Simon blinks a long blink and nods again.
* Simon rubs his eyes
* Wenndolyne brushes his cheek "I bet you are exhausted, little one. Need a nap?"
* Simon allows himself to yawn and nods his head again quietly.
* Wenndolyne wonders if he should have a bath first and decides to skip it... he's too tired
* Simon walks to the cot and sits down
* Simon starts to cry.
<Wenndolyne> Well, crawl in there and see how you like it
<Simon> **small whimpers**
* Wenndolyne kneels before him and puts her hand to his chin
<Wenndolyne> Don't worry now... you sleep and we will take care of those other things later
* Simon looks at Wenn and cries more, allowing himself...finally...to feel something, and nods.
<Wenndolyne> You are safe here, I promise
* Simon nods, "Ok."
* Simon climbs under the blanket and curls up.
* Wenndolyne rubs his shoulder and sits on the floor, humming quietly
* Simon closes his eyes and begins again to whimper, tears streaming down his cheek and onto the pillow.
* Simon is turned away from Wenn...BTW
* Wenndolyne pats him on the back gently and tries to continue humming as tears slip down her own cheeks
* Simon cries himself to sleep and begins to dream that same dream...Poet and his words and the music and now the bad man killing Daddy.
* Wenndolyne hears his breathing even out and rises as quietly as possible, picking up the glass of milk and going to the panel
* Simon sleeps and dreams, but still...tear flow from his eyes, wetting the pillow below.
* Wenndolyne stops as she bends to pass through and looks at his small sleeping form, whispering "sweet dreams, Sir Simon", then she exits to the library and closes the panel

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