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The CAT'S Tail...

2/7/2023

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We know what was happening outside - but what was happening inside of the crystal?  When the Goodie sisters had run off with Ffion to their cottage to begin the ritual and the others who were at the great transformation were staring at the large crystal in the garden wondering where Hunter, the Shadows' King, and Hungry, the Wish Dragon had disappeared too - The King and Hungry were keeping each other company inside the egg.
"Hungry," Hunter whispered to the little dragon, "Don't be afraid as I am here to help you."  The king continued, "First, let me tell you a story about how dragons got their terrific powers... where it all started..."  As the Shadows' King told Hungry how a Nyte Shade had given her powers to her dragon friend he also was trying to keep the Dragon calm so that he would not realize that the two of them were subtly changing and trapped inside of a large crystal.  As the tale was being told, the Troll King, Druzzy, was standing by a tree and thinking of ways to get out of the garden with the Dragon tablet he had hidden under his crown.
"The power this tablet has," thought Druzzy.  "If it can even make the Shadows' King disappear and a Dragon, I can't wait to use it for my revenge!"  Most everyone else in the garden was still looking at the crystal and wondering what the Goodie sisters were up to, but not everyone.  Dulbbe had noticed that the Dragon tablet was no longer where it was supposed to be.  "It has to be with either the Troll King or the Gooblin King, no one else would  have taken it," Dulbbe thought to himself. 
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Dulbbe the Shadows King's scribe
​The problem was he did not know which one did and a lowly bookkeeper does not accuse a King of taking something.  "I will have to make sure neither leave with it before this is over," he realized.  Making sure of how to do that was simple he quickly decided.  Walking over to the Gooblin King he whispered, "Did you notice how King Druzzy keeps looking around.  I wonder what he is up to."  This started the Gooblin King to watch the Troll King even more than normal.  "Now all I have to do is keep an eye on the Gooblin King," thought Dulbbe, "since then he will be watching the Troll King."
By the time Hunter finishes his tale to Hungry,  the Goodies had returned and were beginning their ritual with Ffion and The CAT.  It is then that the Wish Dragon realized he was trapped inside of a crystal cocoon surrounded in a blue mist.  At first startled, he stood up hitting his head.  That is when the crack appeared throwing off the Goodie's spell and causing the release of the blue ooze.   "Ouch!" Hungry yelled as he reached for the top of his head.  Trying not to smile, Hunter took one of Hungry's hands and told him to relax.  "This crystal shell will not last much longer. Look, there is already a crack in it," Hunter said as he pointed to the crack.  As they were looking at it, something else started to appear inside of the crystal with them.  Whatever it was looked like it had been stretched quite thin and shoved through the small crack.  As they both moved back as far as they could, The CAT appeared (not looking too pleased ) in front of them.  "I don't ever want to do that again!" The CAT growled when he fully materialized.
Happy that his Spite was with him, Hungry moved up to give The CAT a hug.  Too surprised to get away, The CAT let the Wish Dragon hug him (but only briefly) before telling him that was enough.  "Not in front of the King," he whispered in Hungry's ear as he was being squeezed.
Hunter only watched them, trying to hide his sad smile, before either saw it.  "If things go right, then you two will be both be changed forever," thought the King.  Also knowing that if things did not go right, all of them would be changed forever but not in a way each would have liked...
Outside of the crystal and in the garden, Ffion, the Goodie sisters, and Hewy have joined hands as Hewy begins to sing.  Soon, the others joined the circle and as the music became louder, everyone was holding hands and singing as they circled the large blue glowing crystal.  Even Druzzy had to join in as Hir'aeth had grabbed his hand so he could not disappear.  
Inside the crystal, The CAT, having the keenest of hearing, all of a sudden perked up his ears.  "Do you hear that?" he asked the others.  Before they could answer he continued, "Hewy is singing."  In a minute all three of them could hear the singing since it no longer was just Hewy.  "It sounds like a whole bunch of Twitter Birds," thought the Dragon and he soon was tapping his foot to the beat of the music.  Things were going along smoothly until Hungry accidently tapped too hard - on The CAT's tail!  Leaping into the air, The CAT startled Hungry who stood up completely and again hit his head on the crystal ceiling in their cocoon causing the crack to start getting even bigger and spreading.
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"Now it either begins or ends..." thought Hunter as the crystal cocoon started to crumble and the blue haze around the hidden inner portal dissipated out the crack.  For the King knew that it was going to take all of his power to help the Wish Dragon transform into his destiny.  Just as told in the tale of old, a sacrifice would need to be made.  But could the King do what was required of him? 
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In the belly...

1/31/2023

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The bright flash of light was still blinding to those standing around during the magical transformation that was happening in the Shadows' King's garden.  Suddenly, swirly sparkling blue flames surrounded The CAT.  Being the little Wish Dragon's Spite with a loud whoosh he was pulled from the joined hands of the Goodie sisters and into the crack of the large crystal egg.  
As Goodiegood regains her balance she notices Goodie2shues off to her right but can't see her other sister.  "Where is Goodie4U?" she yells to her sister Goodie2shues. The youngest sister shaking her head as she is still confused by what has happened with their spell, shrugs her shoulders and just looks at her sister.  Realizing that she doesn't know either, Goodiegood continued, "We have to get these blue flames under control for if they spread to those helping us here, it will drive them into become Creatures of Chaos!"  
​As the two sisters were trying to decide what to do, the blue flames starts to flow from the cracked crystal and slowly spreading out landing on the others in the garden.  Soon it is in their hair, gliding over their feet, and starting to creep up their legs which starts them to snarl and growl at each other.  As the blue flames continue to spread, Goodie4U appears from across the garden.  She has noticed that it appeared that her sisters were still unaffected by the blue flame but it would only be a matter of time before that would change.  Deciding to take the chance, she starts walking very fast toward them.  She couldn't run to their side as she was holding the solution to the problem and didn't want to drop it.
"It was a good thing that I listen to my dreams," thought Goodie4U, "when I saw something like this was going to happen."  Since the second Goodie sister had the good luck to know what might happen at this ritual from her dream,  she had already stashed away what she needed in order to beat out the flames of Chaos.
​"One of the most frustrating parts of being a Seer is that one must keep quiet about the future and let it play out in order not to change the events,"  Goodie4U grumbled to herself.
She had known - even to the point of not being able to tell her sisters - that in order for them to bring their recipe for success together she could not say a word to any of them.  As soon as the sisters had started their spell, Goodie4U knew she hadn't any more time than what it took to lick a spoon before chaos was going to burst forth.  She had dashed off to where she had hidden her supplies and then ​reconstituted them into what she now held... a Moonflower cake!
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As Goodie4U approaches her sisters with the cake in her hands, calmly she tells them, "This is a Moonflower cake that we can use to fight off the 'moon sickness' that had escaped from the cracked crystal and has begun to infect everyone."  Quickly all the Goodie sisters start slicing and serving.  Once everyone had eaten a bite and were no longer hangry (a combination of angry and hungry), they all  turned to the Sisters for guidance.    
Goodiegood, as the eldest sister, spoke first.  "We have gone down into the belly of Chaos and overcame it.  The prophecy of the Realm being destroyed has passed, but we still have a new life needing our help to come forth for the wellbeing of our Realm."
​​As soon as Goodiegood finished, Goodie2shues turns to Hewy and continues.  "Hewy, please sing your song of hope as this is a time of renewal for all of us."
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And to complete the circle,  Goodie4U continued the request as she turned to the rest of the crowd.  "And for those trapped inside of the crystal egg.  They must hear all of us, so sing with Hewy and let your voices be heard!"  As Hewy started singing, the others soon joined in filling the little garden with song - loud enough for the others not to hear Goodiegood whisper to herself, "For it is lying just beneath the surface, waiting to burst forth."
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A Spell Goes Wrong...

1/24/2023

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"Oh!  I see the missing ingredient!"  shouts out Goodiegood as she starts running after it.  The Goodie sisters and Ffion had just arrived back in the Shadow's King garden after having left the Nytemares to Scarlet to take back to the stables.  Ffion was still glowing blue from the ritual they had performed on her back at their cottage and the others were still standing around in the garden now staring at Ffion in amazement.  
​"We need to hurry!" replied Goodieg2shues.  "Go grab him!"
"Him???  Him who," thought The CAT who had been prowling around the edge of the garden, wondering about the magical mayhem that was going on here.  He had felt the energy shift and no longer could feel Hungry, the little Wish Dragon.  Being the Spite of a Wish Dragon was still a new experience for The CAT.  It took another Spite, Sprigg'n Mac-talla, to teach him that as a Spite he was supposed to watch out and help (well maybe not quite as much) keep his Dragon out of trouble.  Again, wondering why he could not feel Hungry, is when Goodiegood ran up to him and grabbed his paw.
Goodiegood looked into The CAT's eyes and said, "Hungry needs you now like never before.  You are that missing ingredient.  We can't save him without you."
"Do WHAT???" replied The CAT.
"You are Hungry's Spite and we need you to help finish the ritual we began with Ffion at the cottage.  You are all connected,"  Goodiegood answered.​
As The CAT was deciding, Goodie4U is shouting over all the chatter that the rest of the crowd is making in their confusion of trying to understand what is happening.  Only one is not saying anything, Druzzy, the Troll King.  He has been standing in the background trying to figure a way out of the garden without anyone noticing him leave since he was still hiding the forgotten Dragon tablet under his crown.  "I have got to get this tablet away from here," he was telling himself.  "The power it will give me!"
"We need to finish this ritual that began with the Dragon tablet and the Shadows' King before it's too late.  Hewy, you know the music you need to sing.  Feel it inside and let it flow around us."
Goodiegood directed Ffion, her sisters, and The CAT to stand around the Crystal Egg.  As they joined hands, the egg started to crack a little more.  "Hurry Hewy with the music, it will calm the beast inside," Goodiegood yelled back to the Troll who was still trying to figure out what he would sing.
When the sisters joined hands with Ffion and The CAT, the blue light that had been glowing around Ffion started leaving her hands.  It glowed and flowed around the egg like a snake circling around it's prey.  Up and around, always moving, curling around until the crystal explodes into a blast of blue light.  "Oh No!" exclaims Goodie2shues looking at Goodiegood.  "Our spell has gone wrong!" replied Goodiegood.
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"The blue ooze is chaos," yelled Goodiegood as her ears were still ringing from the spell exploding, "and if it spreads it will contaminate the others and turn them into crazy mad creatures!"  
"There must be some way to fix this!" Goodie2shues yelled back.  "Where is Goodie4U?"  she continued.
Since Goodie4U is the sister who knows "what" is going to happen when she is 'seeing'... do you think she might have cooked up a way of fixing this???
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The Circle of Snakes...

1/17/2023

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Riding on the backs of the Nytemares, the Goodie sisters and Ffion quickly arrived at the Goodie's cottage.  It was as if the Nytemares knew what danger the Realm was in and had decided to give their best to help the princess.  Barely aware of the speed, Goodiegood was thinking about what they needed to still have done when they arrived home.  "Lot's to bake and no time to pre-heat the stove," she mumbled to herself.  "I hope the missing ingredient will be waiting for us when we return to the garden or everything will be lost."    
As Goodiegood was thinking about the missing one, Goodie4u was thinking about the ritual they needed to do.  "Ffion has reached the age where she should be able to survive the ritual.  I just hope that the Crystal Egg will wait until everything is mixed and ready." 
The third sister, Goodie2shues, was busy keeping an eye on Princess Ffion.  The shock of her father's, the Shadows' King, disappearance was still evident.  Ffion did not do much more than watch the countryside as the Nytemares sped her to where the sisters were taking her to.  "I hope she can take what is soon to be dished out to her," thought Goodie2shues as the Nytemares stopped in front of the Goodie cottage.
Quickly Goodiegood and Goodie4u opened the small wooden door to their cottage and disappeared inside as Goodie2shues helped the princess from the Nytemare's back and ushered her to go inside while she talked to the Nytemares.  "Please wait for us as we won't be long," Goodie2shues told the Nytemares.  She knew they agreed when they all bobbed their heads and knelt on the ground.
Still a little confused, Ffion started into the cottage and almost jumped back outside when she noticed something moving above her head.  Hanging over the door frame was a circle of twigs twisted together making her think of a bunch of writhing snakes interwoven together.  "Did they just move?" Ffion thought to herself.  She  slowly entered into the cottage as ​Goodie4u, standing by a table, motioned the princess to sit in the chair by the table that was placed in the center of the room.  Goodiegood rushed around the kitchen picking up this and looking at that.
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As a teapot floated in the air over the table,  it poured a hot spicy tea into a red flower cup for the princess.  Meanwhile Goodie4u put a sugar plum cookie on the edge of the cup's plate.  "Please princess, eat a little something and this cup of tea will help you too."
As Ffion sat, she noticed Goodiegood now standing in the kitchen, mumbling to herself as she held a small bouquet of moonflowers.  As she watched, the flowers suddenly glowed brightly with a blinding flash causing Ffion to jump up from her chair seeing bright spots before her eyes.  As she blinked several times to clear her vision, she saw Goodie2shues entering in the doorway where the wreath was hung.  Suddenly it looked like the Goodie sister appeared to turn into a green snake and was now sliding in and out of the circle of branches.  Startled, Ffion rubbed her eyes and when she looked back up, saw that Goodie2shues was back to normal and no longer a snake.     
As Goodie2shues approaches, Ffion shrinks back and squeaks "What did you just have me drink?  You were a snake!"  Goodie4u, realizing that Ffion being a Nyte Shade, must have seen the magic of her sister combining her energy with that of the Circle.  Goodie4u answered"  We only gave you a healing brew, so you don't need to worry about it, but Goodie2shues needed to strengthen the energy of the Circle of Snakes for the ritual."
"So why did I see her as a snake?" asked Ffion as she continued to move backward away from Goodie2shues until she bumped into the table.  ​Goodie4u, standing near the princess, told her "Please Princess, calm down.  We are trying to protect you. What Goodie2shues did was like a snake shedding it's skin.  She left a layer of herself behind to add to the magic of the Circle."
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"Why would you do that?  Snakes are scary and evil," Ffion said incredulously.  Quickly Goodiegood, who had put the moonflowers down on the table, spoke up.  "No, they are not.  Snakes are a symbol of transformation and change.  That makes them seem scary because we don't like to change but they are not evil."  
Before Ffion could say anything, Goodiegood continued.  "​The Circle of Snakes is actually a circle full of love by those that have gone before us to create this foundation of protection.  We are simply adding to it so we can help you now.  That is why you are here."
"Ffion, you are a Nyte Shade," said Goodie4u interrupting Goodiegood.  With a brief look of irritation Goodiegood continued, "What you do not totally understand yet is what it means to be a true Nyte Shade.  You are now part of that history and ritual which seems to be needed again.  For a Nyte Shade once gave it's power to a dragon which made the Dragons the powerful creatures they are today.  Our magic is lesser than the Nyte Shade since we are part witch and part fae.  We can cast spells and help by way of ritual, much like the wizard, Devin, but we can only assist."
"Yes," piped in Goodie2shues, "Your ancestors giving that magic to the Dragons, mixing with the dragon blood in their veins, made the dragon's power so great that some can grant wishes, even open doorways around the world and some of the rare ones can even shift time.  That is why we need to help you create a bond with the Dragon.  You will be forever linked just as your ancestor was which is why you needed us to help you."
Ffion sat back down in the chair stunned.  She had never even thought to ask her father more about what it meant to be a Nyte Shade when he had told her.  Before she could start asking more questions from the Goodie sisters, Goodie2shues spoke.  "Time is of the essence and we must hurry before this recipe of disaster is completed and we are truly cooked! ​
"Ffion, you will need all of the magic your forebearer's had to help the Wish Dragon survive what is to come.  Will you trust us to show you what your part in this mix requires?" asked Goodie2shues as she looked into Ffion's eyes.  
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Deciding she had little choice, Ffion slowly nods her head and replies.  "The others back at the castle must have trusted you to let you take me away.  Plus the Nytemares would not have taken us here if they didn't trust you too," she told the sisters.  "Yes, tell me what I must do."   Goodiegood approached Ffion and took one of her hands while the other sisters joined their hands to complete the circle.  Together the sisters looked at the candle in the middle of their circle as it suddenly flared to life while calling on the powers they needed to complete the ritual.  The room began to shimmer and Ffion took on a blue glow.   With that the Goodie sisters  knew that they had completed the ritual.  They had provided all the protection they could even though Ffion looked more haggard and distracted than she did when her father had disappeared.  The Goodies had opened a portal through Ffion and now they needed to finish the transformation by heading back to the crystal egg.  Goodiegood lead the others back to where the Nytemares were waiting.  As they left the cottage, Goodie2shues whispered to Goodie4u, "Do you think the portal is draining her?  We need to hurry if we are to help her as well as what is in the egg."  In the meantime, Goodiegood helped the princess to slide on the back of her Nytemare and soon the four were rushing to the Shadows' King's castle and the crystal in the garden.
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The Crack of Doom...

1/10/2023

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As Goodiegood rushed into the Shadows' King's garden she spied the first small group of gathers there "Are we late?"  Knowing that her and her sister's powers would be needed, even if they were late for the beginning of the Dragon's transformation, they were where they needed to be now.
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Looking around the garden she saw the Sleeping Sister, Awena, standing by Griselda, the Dowager, with their heads bent together in quiet conversation.  
Off to one side was Hewy, the Troll,  who was busy giving the Gooblin King, Hir'aeth, the evil eye as the Gooblin King wondered to himself where had Druzzy, the Troll King, snuck off too?  Efem, the Tree Mother, was huddled with Dewin by a small bench and waving her hands in the air trying to make a point as she tried to get his complete attention. While Dewin was trying also to see where the Troll King had wondered off as well as try to keep one ear open to listen to Efem.  ​
Things were certainly tense and confusing.  It was then, as Goodiegood was looking around at everyone, that she noticed the large crystal-like egg in the the middle of the garden.  "I doubt that has been here very long," she asked without expecting much of an answer.  She realized what it was as she looked closer seeing something blue swirling around inside of it.  
Turning to her sisters she said, "It looks like what we feared has happened.  The Prophesy has begun with the Last Wish Dragon being lost.  Now we must find out who sacrificed their magic for this to have happened."  As the three sisters started looking around the garden to see who might be missing from the vision they had earlier, Goodie2shues finally hollered to the crowd, "Everyone! We don't have much time so listen up!  We need to talk to Ffion or the Shadows' King.  Does anyone know where they are?" 
As the crowd stopped what they were doing and all looked at the Goodie sister, it was the Dowager who spoke first.  "Ffion was rushed out of the garden by the King's scribe, Dulbbe, when the King and Hungry vanished!"
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When the Dowager finished, Goodie4u mumbled loud enough for only her sisters to hear, "Now we know who sacrificed their power, as the King and Ffion being Nyte Shades are the only two beings strong enough to give up their power and not be swayed by the Darkness or Greed."  Realizing that speed was now needed, Goodie2shues spoke again to the crowd.  "We need to speak to Ffion immediately!  The Realm depends on it!"
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All of a sudden, a loud 'CRACK' echoed in the garden startling those standing next to the large egg-like crystal.  Goodiegood looked at her sisters with concern in her eyes.  "Goodie2shues, you go and grab Ffion!  Goodie4u, get Scarlet to ready the Nytemares," she continued as she pointed to the King's Farrier.  "You both know what we need!  Time is the most important thing now and we don't have any to waste!"
As her sisters disappeared, Goodiegood quietly mumbled to herself, "The best thing we can do now is get Ffion back to our place so we can whip up our 'Surrogare' recipe before this egg fully hatches.  The Ntyemares are the best choice to fly us home in time."
As the other two sisters flew off to do her bidding, Goodiegood thought about trying to explain to Awena and the Dowager what was happening, but there just wasn't enough time.  All she could do was shout out "Trust ME!" as she ran to follow her sisters.
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When your wings are wet...

1/3/2023

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KNOCK... KNOCK... THUMP... On went the pounding to the old wooden door of the only bathroom in the Goodie's cottage.  "Will you hurry up!" shouted Goodie4u through the keyhold on the oak door.  "You have been in there for hooooouuuurs and we need to get moving if we are to make it to the castle in time!"

​Goodiegood knew that she needed to hurry but she continued to stare at herself in the reflection glass.  "But I have just washed my wings!" she muttered.
They weren't dry yet and actually as she looked at herself, they were pretty sad looking.  One drooped over her shoulder and the other one was still a bit  frazzled on the bottom.  "What am I going to do?" she thought to herself.  
"Oh, what I would give to have a Dusty Myte drop in now.  With their long nose for cleaning, they would have my sloppy wet wings dry in a licky split moment,"  thought Goodiegood as she remembered those helpful friends of the house brownie, Granny Flare.  
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"I am at least glad I finally found my shoes," Goodiegood murmured to herself.  "Even if they were hidden under that pile of Goodie2shues' shoes."  As she was still trying to figure out what to do about her wings and hoping to make the situation better, she started to send herself positive thoughts.
​​As she wiggled her toes, she soon smiled.  "The little flower accent really makes my feet look smaller I think.  I will have to wear them more often," she decided as she looked down at her now favorite pair of shoes.  But as she looked back up she saw in the looking glass her saggy wings were making her look like she had visited the cookie jar one too many times this season.
Discouraged, Goodiegood turned around to open the door for her sister.  As soon as she did, Goodie4u's hand popped in holding a bottle.  "Try this sister," she told her.  "Spray it on your wings and do hurry up!"  Goodiegood looked down at the label which read 'Gloss-i-mare Canned Air ' and thought "what do I have to lose" and proceeded to spray it on her wings.  Instantly they were dry and so shiny.  "Oh, where did you find this miracle worker?" asked Goodiegood to her sister.  
"You would be amazed at some of the things the Peddler has in his shop, but don't worry about that now," replied Goodie4u.  "We have already missed the Winter Solstice and I am afraid that things are going to get worse if we don't arrive there soon."
With that being said, and her wings finally dried, Goodiegood put on her hat and picked up her mixing bowl as she called out to her sisters.  "Don't forget the Spoon," and proceeded out the door of the cottage as if she had been the one waiting for them to be ready.  Soon they were on the trail to the Shadows' King's castle, hoping they were not too late to do their part in trying to save the Realm.
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Goodiegood's Magical Hat

1/2/2023

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All the details that go into creating a magical hat and a short clip on how I made the Forget me not flowers.
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Winter Solstice...

12/20/2022

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The Full Moon had been waning as the Winter Solstice drew nearer which meant that the Dowager was running out of time.  The Nytemares were busy trying to find everyone she had written a message to and then rush them back to the Shadows' King castle.
The first to arrive was Awena which the Dowager was very glad to see.  Griselda had quickly grabbed her and took her down into the depths of the library where the Shadows' King had been holed up for the past several days.
As they entered the library, Awena said, "I know there is a prophecy about the Wish Dragon.  Now you are telling me that the King and his daughter are Nyte Shades?  And that they are also going to be affected because they are?"

"Yes to both," answered the Dowager, "and in a way that I am afraid that will put others at risk according to what Ffion has shared with me."
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As they approached their destination, a green glow was emanating from under the door to room 101.  When they knocked they had already decided not to wait for an answer and rushed in before the King could refuse seeing them.  What they saw was a surprise!  Both spied the King sitting on a low stool with his head in his hands.  His clothes, normally clean and spotless, were rumpled and dirty.  His hair stuck out in all directions, no longer combed and braided, but the part that shocked them the most was the defeated look in his eyes.
As they rushed to his side to find out what ailed him, the Dowager was first to speak.  "What is it King Hunter?" she asked as Awena placed her hands on his slumped shoulders.  Awena could feel the tension and frustration that was floating around the King but also something she thought she would never see in him.  She could feel his despair!  Slowly the King looked up at them and in a weary voice asked, "What do you know about the Dragon tablet?"
"Very little," the Dowager replied.  "Other than what the flutterby just shared with me a little while ago.  It has been located and coming here by way of a Borrower as well as with your faithful Scribe, Dulbbe."  ​
"Then there is hope!" murmured the King.  Slowly he stood up with a little wobble since he truly hadn't eaten much in days.  He placed the silk cover over the green glowing crystal ball that had been beside him.  While he was doing this, the Dowager was sharing that she had felt the need to assemble everyone in the King's garden, while she was apologizing that she had used his personal messengers the Nytemares.  The King nodded to her as he picked up the crystal ball and proceeded to leave the library room.  "I agree," answered the King.  Appearing to gain strength from all that he was hearing from the Griselda, he continued, "We will all assemble in the garden as soon as everyone is here, especially Hungry.  He is the key element and now it seems is his time.  I had hoped to give him more time by sending him to his teachers when he first arrived in the Shadows' Realm.  When the tablet had been taken, it started the process and whether or not he is ready, it seems that Hungry will now be coming into his power."​
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By the next night, the night of the Winter Solstice, all were there. From Hungry, the little Wish Dragon, to his teachers like Hewy, Dewin, and even Efem, the Tree Mother.  Also attending was the Troll King, Druzzy, and the Gooblin King, Hir'aeth.  Most were there to help support the lil' Dragon through whatever would happen next, but not all had pure motives.
King Hunter, the Shadows' King, lead everyone out into his garden and then down a trail and through a veil of hanging vines that parted as the participants approached.  Hidden inside was a secluded garden of Moonflowers which surrounded a small stone bench in the center.  The night was black with the new moon and only a handful of dimly shining stars were in the sky but everyone could see the white trail of stones that lead through the Moonflowers and surrounded it.
"Hungry, would you please sit yourself on the stone bench in the center of the garden?"  asked King Hunter while directing the others to stand in a circle around the bench and the now seated Dragon.  "Arnie, as I understand it, you have my tablet?" asked Hunter to the Borrower who was trying to hide behind some of the others in the circle.
With a bowed head, Arnie approached the King while offering the tablet in her hands.  "It is the one time I am sorry that I 'borrowed' something Sire Sir," Arnie meekly replied.  Hunter gently took the tablet from her hands.  "You are forgiven, for it was all part of the prophecy and you were just the element that sparked the beginning of it," the King told her.
He then turned to Awena of the Sleeping Sisters and asked, "Did you bring the Blue Rose with the Tear that your Order has been watching over for eons?"
"Yes," Awena answered.  "We too felt it would be needed.  Would you like for me to give it to Ffion?" Awena asked as she turned to look at the young princess.  For Awena knew that if one took the Moonflower and combined it with a Nyte Shade (for she just learned from the Dowager that Ffion was that Nyte Shade) that it would make the effects of the Moonflower be 100 fold (As in Sleeping Beauty just took a short nap in comparison).
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​​"No, Awena, Please hand it to me," the king replied.
With the Dragon tablet and now the rose in his hand, King Hunter approached Hungry.  "Do you trust me?" asked the King to the lil' Dragon.  As Hungry looked up into his eyes he could see a great sadness in them but he could also feel an over whelming sense of peace and love.  "I don't know you well Sir, but I do trust you," Hungry replied. 
"Then eat the rose," the King commanded as he handed it to the Wish Dragon. Hungry replied, "That should not be a problem for I am forever hungry and sure could use a little snack right now.  Is it sweet?  I do love sweet things, especially from the Sugar Plum factory."  The King nodded his head and told Hungry that he wouldn't be hungry afterwards.
Hungry ate the rose.  As he started chewing, he closed his eyes savoring the sweet taste and the lovely smell of the magic ambrosia.  Then he burped.  It had come from his tummy where a little spark had arisen while he chewed the flower.  It had floated up his throat and out his mouth as he burped.  The spark continued to rise and was quickly hovering over his head where it grew bigger and brighter. Larger and brighter it grew like a shining star in the sky.  The light was almost turning this dark night into day with it's glow and then all of a sudden it burst! Sparks flew everywhere causing those standing around the Wish Dragon to shield their eyes and turn their heads away.
When they turned back to look at Hungry, the Dragon tablet laid on the ground, the Shadows' King was gone, and a huge crystal orb was in the middle of the garden where the Wish Dragon had been sitting.  As everyone was examining the crystal orb, the others did not notice as the Troll King quickly picked up the tablet and slide it under his crown.
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What is in the Dragon tablet???

12/13/2022

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Griselda may have looked like she was calmly sitting in her guest room at the Shadows' King's castle sipping her tea, but her appearance was deceiving.  Her thoughts were jumping all over the place.  "Where is Awena?" and "Where is that Dragon tablet?" were the two most important thoughts in her mind. And if Princess Ffion had been in the room with her, she too would have been fooled by the Dowager quietly enjoying her cup of tea as she mumbled to herself, "I must not let the princess know my concerns about the tablet.  She is already so nervous about her father."  
It had been several days since Hunter, the Shadows' King, had disappeared into room 101 of his library.  Meals were even being sent down to him, left at the door, and later empty trays were picked up - so everyone knew he was still there, but what was he doing?  "One of the servants reported seeing a green glow coming from under the door where they were leaving the trays," remembered the Dowager.  "I wonder what he is doing?" ​
As she took another sip, a slight movement caught her eye.  Leaping from her chair and almost spilling the cup of tea, she quickly crossed the room and opened her window facing the gardens.  There was a small flutterby waiting for her!  It did not take long to tell the Dowager her tale and was soon floating away.  
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"So, Hir'aeth has told Hungry about the Dragon tablet.  I wonder what his game is to be offering it to Hungry if he gets it?  Doesn't sound like him at all," she thought.  As she was thinking about all of the things the flutterby had told her, a knock sounded at her door.  Crossing the room again, she opened the door to find one of the castle servants there informing her that the Princess would like to see her when convenient in her sitting room.  Deciding that now was as good as time as any, Griselda followed the servant.
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"Thank you for coming so quickly," Ffion told her when they arrived.  "As you know, I have been worried about my father and wanted to ask your advice," the princess continued.  "Do you know anything about this Dragon tablet that others are talking about.  I am worried that it might be more important that he has told me."

​Deciding just how much to tell the princess had been something the Dowager had been working over and over in her mind since she had learned that the princess and the King were both Nyte Shades.
Griselda figured that the King knew more than he had been saying, but how much to tell Ffion was the quandary.  After a short pause, she made her decision and told the princess some of what she knew.  "I have heard that it is rumored that a Borrower has found an ancient Dragon tablet.  What it is in the tablet I have not heard, but that there are several who are looking to get it has been mentioned."  Deciding that now probably was the best opportunity she would get, Griselda continued, "Do you know what is in the tablet or why it is so important?"
Ffion felt that she could trust the Dowager so she answered.  "My father said it was about a dark secret of the Wish Dragons.  It also has something to do with my garden, the Sleeping Sisters, and something about a Moon Dragon.  He also said it had something to do with helping a Wish Dragon learn its powers before the Dragon could possibly destroyed itself or others."  As the princess continued on about the day her father found out the tablet was gone and told her about them being Nyte Shades, (click here for their story) the pieces of the puzzle finally started to fit together in the Dowagers mind.
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"Awena was right in part," she realized, "but even the Sleeping Sisters do not know the whole story it appears." When Ffion finished, the expression in her eyes were both of hope and dread as she stared at Griselda and waited for her to say something.  Hope that the Dowager could help her and dread that there was no hope. 
Immediately the Dowager smiled and took the princess' hand and as if reading her mind and replied, "There is always hope.  Don't despair.  This is something I should have done right away and have put off for too long.  First, we must send some messages by the fastest means you have available.  Flutterby would take too long, so we need the speed of the Nytemares!  Go send for the King's farrier, Scarlet, while I write the messages.  After he sends them off, you and I will go and see the Shadows' King!" 
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Doing the Right Thing...

12/6/2022

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"It's only a couple of days walk to get to where we are heading, but if I have to listen to the Wysp complaining anymore, there might just be a wysp that never gets there," grumbled Arnie to herself as the four travelers followed the trail.  None of them spoke (other than the complaining Wysp) as each was thinking of what they needed to do next.  Swirling through Arnie's mind was the last things the Goodie Sisters told her before they shooed her out of the kitchen door.
"You must make this right," Goodiegood had told her.  "What will be served all depends on your preparations now."  Before Arnie could ask her questions or say "Why me?", Goodie2shues added her two sheckles worth.  "Where you take the Dragon tablet will set the table."  Not to be left out as they were pushing Arnie out of the door, Goodie4u finished by saying, "Sometimes you must wash the dishes before you can dine again."  "Grrrhh," the Borrower thought, "I hate these cooking references!  It might mean a lot to them but it doesn't tell me a thing."
Still waiting for her when she had left the Goodies were her other three traveling companions too.  It was the Wysp who spoke first as it bobbed around in the air in front of Arnie.  "What did you take?  Can you show me?  Do you think they forgive me?  Let's go do something?"
Ignoring the Wysp (which wasn't easy as it kept flying up to the Borrower's face), Arnie started to tell Dulbbe and Drat some of what the Sisters had shared with her.  She realized though that she could not trust either of them completely as they must have designs of their own about the Dragon tablet.  "Just how much they know and what do they really want," she thought as she continued to travel the path.  
​"So, what are you going to do now?" asked Dulbbe.  Trolls are not usually known for their subtly and for some reason, Arnie liked this one (other than she also thought he was kinda cute - for a troll that is).  "If you are asking others for guidance or advice, I suggest we see the Shadows' King.  He would know what to do."

​​Arnie almost blurted out that she had come into the Shadows' King garden when she had found the tablet, but before she could, Drat interrupted.
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"I don't know if we should be so hasty... hmmm.  I know the Shadows' King is currently busy with a problem of his own and something as small as this might only be a distraction to him.  I suggest we go and see my boss, the Troll King.  He knows something about magical items since he has been collecting them for years.  He isn't very far from here and I can get you right in to see him.  You might have to wait a while before the Shadows' King is available."
It was at that moment Arnie and her fellow travelers arrived at the crossroad in the path to take them whichever direction she decided.  This was the moment that could possibly change the Realms forever. "Where to go," the Borrower thought.  It was then that she remembered the last thing that Goodiegood had said, "You must make this right."
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"Both are about as equally far from here but in opposite directions.  My mind tells me to see the Troll King because he might tell me to keep the tablet, but my heart tells me that I must face the Shadows' King and return to him the tablet," Arnie realized.
"Dulbbe, if we go to the Shadows' King, can you get me in right away to see him?"
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