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Flames- [Lorenz huffs a sigh as he looks back down to his phone, clearly having looked up while it was starting up and the fact that he is visibly disconcerted about whatever he was yelling about says a lot. Lorenz Hellman Gloucester, epitome of noble propriety, shouting and looking frazzled? He must be in a state.]

As some of you may have heard Archimedes has suffered some vandalism. I was doing my best to track some of his horses down but-

Well. Their appearance is rather disconcerting. Enough so that they've gone and startled my horse so much he's run off. So. If anyone happens upon a young buckskin gelding... his name is Safrano and he will bend over backwards for peppermint treats.

[The camera swings wide briefly as he simultaneously shows off the area this abrupt parting of ways happened and also does his best to dust snow off the long plush coat he's wearing.]

I'm a bit concerned about the health of Archimedes' horses as well.... whatever's been done to them... mmm with the snow especially they need to get back to the stables or they're going to go hungry.

[Not only are they horrifying to look at but the weird beaked monstrosities certainly aren't made for pulling grass up out of snow.]

((OOC: Forward dated for December. Shh-))

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I'll see if I can't spot Safrano for you.

[ She's not going to kick him while he's obviously down. Well, down by some definition anyways. ]

Or Suzuran will, since she's a lot faster than I am, but I hope the sight of a flying stoat won't scare him off, too.

[ A flying stoat with giant blades on his arms, Baiken. You forgot to mention that part. ]

I should think not. He's not nearly so flighty as Darby but... well the changes to these horses gave me quite a fright too. I can hardly blame him when his nose says one thing and his eyes say something else entirely.

[The look on his face is clearly disturbed but he shakes it off and offers her a smile.]

I appreciate it Baiken. He's not... the brightest of horses, I'm afraid. Goddess knows what he'll get into left unattended.

Right now? Probably a snowdrift, at worse. But don't worry. I'll keep'em safe and warm for you.

[ Baiken was... surprisingly good with animals. Probably came from the fact she spent so much of her time just wandering through wilderness back home. ]

I can only pray that is the worst he manages before he's found.

[Lorenz huffs an exasperated sigh, none too different than the ones Claude earns from him regularly. How is it he attracts so many boys that are infuriating and exasperating and make him want to tear his hair out? Be they human or equine.]

I mean.

... He's a horse.

[ Baiken almost laughed. But really, how bad could it be? She'd already sent Suzuran out to scout for him, adjusting her scarf and shaking her head. ]

Heading your way. If I don't spot him between here and there, Suzuran will have spied him.

Oh Lorenz, what sort of situation did you get yourself into? [He's trying not to laugh, but failing, honestly.]

Would you like some help?

Hush, Ferdinand. Safrano is not nearly as flighty as Darby. I could hardly be expected to anticipate this.

[ Huff! He knows you are laughing at him internally SIR ]

If it isn't too much trouble... I can meet you at the stable if you like?

Of course, I will be there as soon as I can.

[And true to his word, he is. Dressed in appropriate clothing and with his hair in a braid.]

Lorenz, it is good to see you!

[Lorenz is all too happy to see Ferdinand again, immediately stepping in close to rest a hand on his friend's arm. An action which will make it clear that he's gotten his hands on an Everwarm potion. Even then he's still bundled up tight, though. ]

Likewise, of course. I've been meaning to invite you out here for sometime, you know. It just... took some time to adjust to things without Marianne here.

[His smile falters for a moment before he takes Ferdinand's hand and draws him into the barn proper.]

You'll never guess who I found helping himself to all the grain when I got back here.

[Once inside... well the handsome buckskin gelding he'd mentioned is now neatly tucked into his stall........ though the latch on the feed room is clearly broken.]

Oh yes, this did used to be where Marianne lived, is it not? And you moved in after she went home? That is very noble of you to do.

[He looks at the horse and the feed room.]

Well, we will have some repairs to do. And reinforcements, no?

I actually agreed to stay with her once... there was a greater need of inn rooms for refugees. We had a lovely few weeks before she returned. It's... rather lonely without her here with me, I fear.

[Being away from the hustle and bustle of the city, just he and the horses. Lorenz, for all he values the animals, is not a creature meant for isolation, he wilts as surely as an untended flower.]

Yes, so it seems. If someone is going to insist on misbehaving.

[He casts another dark look over to Safrano but he seems to be perfectly content with his.... rather excessive dinner.]

You are not wrong. The Inn is still a bit crowded. And I am glad you got to spend that time with her. Marianne is quite wonderful.

[He leans on the nearby wall for a moment, glancing at the probably incredibly full horse.]

Lorenz. Stop me if this is too forward, but might I have one of the rooms here? If it is not an imposition. I would just like to be near y...a friend again.

[Imposition? Imposition?!

Why Lorenz lights up at the idea, beaming and excited, reaching out to snatch up one of Ferdinand's hands in his. ]

Why, of course!

I'd no idea you were still at the inn or if have offered ages ago. I suppose I'd... Rather thought, given the circumstances, that Byleth and Her Majesty might have offered...

It's not precisely a second room so much as a loft... We'd need to change the bedding up there, it's not nearly large enough for a man your size. Why, I was hard pressed not to roll off. Oh!

Safrano can't get out of his stall on his own, we can tend to the latch later. Come, let me show you the house.

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