Dagg leads Tarna from the farmhouse beneath the quiet stars. Snow hushes the fields, and together they reach Mara’s grave beneath the oak, beside the paired mound of Dagg’s fallen dog.
Dagg kneels beside the grave, resting one hand against the cold earth. Tarna remains close, listening with solemn attention and giving him the silence this place deserves.
Dagg Nabbitt
Mara, I need to continue my life. I think I have found someone as special as you were, and I want to honor what we had without staying trapped in grief.
When his words are finished, Dagg rises slowly. Tarna steps toward the grave, her towering figure careful and respectful beneath the oak’s spreading branches.
Tarna Óhagganlegur
Mara, I will take good care of Dagg. I will not let him neglect himself too much, and I will honor your resting place with pride. You will always matter here.
As Tarna finishes, the wind lifts loose snow from Mara’s grave. It spirals gracefully through the starlight before settling across Tarna’s hair, shoulders, and dark rune-worked dress.
The snow lies softly upon Tarna like a blessing rather than a warning. Beside her, the grave grows still again, leaving Dagg to decide what this quiet sign means.
Dagg Nabbitt's turn“{Dagg being superstitious takes the snow gently landing on Tarna as a sign of good faith from Mara and that their relationship is approved.} {Dagg walks up to Tarna and takes her hands, moves up on his tippy toes and gives Tarna a kiss as snow swirls in the air around them.} I guess you should be ready to tell Elby soon, that his room could be vacant. {They both laugh}”
SUCCESS (Legendary Diplomacy, rolled +1)
Dagg reads the snow’s gentle landing as a sign from Mara, a quiet approval carried on the wind. His superstition gives the omen weight, while Reads Hidden Signs finds good faith rather than warning.
Unshaken in Peace eases the last caution from his posture. Dagg walks to Tarna, takes her hands, rises onto his toes, and kisses her as snow swirls around them.
Dagg Nabbitt
I guess you should be ready to tell Elbee soon, that his room could be vacant.
Tarna Óhagganlegur
Then we should tell him together. I would rather he hear our good news from us than discover it through an empty room.
They return to Elbee’s Tavern, where the innkeeper listens from behind the bar. Tarna announces their relationship plainly, and Dagg’s honest warmth leaves no room for doubt.
Elbee
That is wonderful news. The room will remain yours as long as you need it, Tarna, but I hope I see much more of both of you downstairs.
Tarna and Dagg laugh together, the sound carrying through the warmly lit tavern. Snow continues beyond the windows, while Mara’s remembered blessing settles into a future neither of them hides.