The english woman stops and blinks as she sees what is going on with the wood and just stares, jaw gaping at the sight. She is not sure if she should be scared though she is some.
Tessa seems a bit shocked too, but perhaps it's more of embarassment at the timing of the incident. She looks over to Rosalind to see her reaction and after a moment or two speaks. "Ach...did we mention that wizards live here?"
Rosaline is unsure about this at all. "What is a wizard? It looked like sorcery and isn't that what the church says is work of the devil?" The engilish woman definately has never seen anything like it and well it does look strange and odd.
Tessa looks a bit nervous as she explains. "A wizard...a magi, can do all kinds of things. I've seen them build a tower under the ground and conjure fire! But they ain't in league with the devil! My favorite one here helped a woman havin' trouble birthin' her wee babe. That one is a carpenter!" she points at the one that was by the woodpile, examining his handiwork. "He makes some of the best furniture I've ever seen, he's making a house now I think." She leans in close to whisper, while Dermot returns to his earlier work looking at the plans and directing Oisian and Boisal back to work.
"Ye might feel a bit queer 'round them, they're definitely strange, but don't let it bother ye. Not a one of 'em knows how to talk to women. Watch!" she turns towards the young man, puts her hands on her hips and calls to him. "Oy! Rhodri, come here!". The man (Rhodri) drops the plank of wood he was examining in surprise as he looks over at Tessa. He looks around to make sure she was calling him while she begins tapping her foot in impatience. "Just talk firm to 'em." she whispers to Rosalind. He hurries over to the group, saying hello to Dermot.
"Yes Tessa?" he asks, taking off his hat.
"This is Rosalind. She'll be stayin' with us and needs a place to live." Rhodri's eyes brighten up at that.
"Execllent! Well good luck with that!" he exclaims and seems about to leave. Rosalind, Tessa was telling the truth, you feel an instant dislike for this young man, with his foolish demeanor, how he looks down on you. He definitely seems to be an unsavory sort, like he'd cheat you on a deal any day of the week. Tessa lays a hand on his shoulder to keep him from leaving.
"Rhodri, I want ye to build her a house." Tessa says firmly.
"Uh...I have to build Aggie's house..." he says and points at the sleeping old man in the chair. Tessa waves that off.
"He's fine where he's at, with how drunk he gets he don't care where he sleeps. Just something simple for now, ye know ye can do it." she smiles and strokes his shoulder. "I wouldn't ask another Rhodri." the young man blushes and Dermot shakes his head at how easily he's manipulated.
"Very well...let's uh...find a place and I'll have something made shortly then." he says looking down at his shoes for a moment.
I was so angry, I wrote this post before and the session timed out. I'm missing a lot of what I wrote initially.