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Snoop's Scoop - The Return of a Dragon

6/30/2021

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Snoop is sitting in his best chair and indulging himself with his favorite tea, Earl Grey, enjoying this special moment as he had just published the Scoop of the Century.  A Wish Dragon has returned to the Realms and he had witnessed it all!  Read all about it here in the current special edition of The Bellwether...
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The Dowager is also pleased with the article about her but is also wondering if anyone noticed the dandelions.
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Most of the others who where there at The Wishing Well wondered where Snoop had been hiding since they didn't remember seeing him.  Nemmer kept muttering that even though he wasn't there at the Well, he knew the Dusty Mytes must have something to do with it.  Of everyone in the Realms, the only two occupants that were not reading the paper were the Spites, Sprigg'n and The CAT,  instead they were swapping funny stories about Wizards and Dryads.
Even the Trolls were purchasing this edition.  Contrary to popular belief, most Trolls do read (they also clip coupons, but that's a different story...).  This story was holding the attention of one in particular and the more he read, the more he smiled.  "Now I can finally get that talisman," he muttered.
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How does a King become a king???

6/23/2021

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When creating a new character I need to know what makes him be what he is.  One's personality or lifestyle is always reflected in the face just like the farmer who toils out in the sun or the office worker that sits inside all day.  Yep, Mother Nature does have a way of shaping those faces.  So how does a Troll become a king?
As I have said before I don't sketch out my characters.  They develop right in the clay.  My fingers and sculpting tools are my pen with the clay being my paper.  I do have an inspiration when I start and even when I began Hewy, I knew there had to be a king to the Trolls.  
Hewy was too nice of a Troll to be anything but helpful to the little Wish Dragon.  I thought maybe the Wizard would be the villain in my story, but even that took a twist I hadn't expected.  In the meantime the Troll King has been hiding in the background... waiting and watching.

​So let me share a little of what I have learned and what the Troll King has been willing to share so far.  His name is Druzzy.  Why, you might ask?  
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There are stones that are called Druzy Stones.  After all, Trolls are stone creatures.  A Druzy crystal is a configuration of many tiny sparkling crystals on the surface of a bulky mineral body.   Very rich looking, sparkly and often hollow inside.   A very fit description to my king I think.  
​He is a collector of treasures just like a Dragon. ​ Passporte' mentions in his journal about how a Troll's word or oath is sacred (click here to read more about Trolls), but be wary of what is being promised.
So while I know that my Troll King has a twinkle in his eyes as he wheels and deals, just keep in mind that while he is smiling at you and shaking your hand, you just might want to be counting what rings are left on your fingers in the process. 
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Singing in the chaos...

6/16/2021

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​"A Wish Dragon?  Hungry here is a Wish Dragon and I am his Spite?" growled The CAT.  "And there is some prophecy?  Is that what you were singing Hewy?"  Hewy nodded his head to the surprised feline.  "Okay, so I can understand this right... could you sing the prophecy again Hewy?"  The troll slowly started his melody again with the first part of the prophecy.
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​"When the last of the Wish Dragyns are lost
and is starving for knowledge at any cost;
will choices be made by many
that will bring the Realms to despair or to plenty. "
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"Now wait a minute.  Sorry to interrupt but I am trying to figure this out," cut in The CAT.  "If Hungry is the last of the Wish Dragons and he has been lost for this whole time... sounds like to me that he would certainly be starving.  Also sounds like he might be in need of a teacher too.  Okay, please continue."
Hewy then continued his song.
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​"Which way will it sway and who will triumph none yet can foretell
but for good to win the evil must not prevail;
for if evil wins forever magic will be changed or lost
and the Realms will suffer at the cost."
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"Whoooh!" said The CAT.  "That sure sounds like the wizard here.  He almost prevailed with trying to get his wish.  Not that I am saying you are evil, mister wizard, as I don't know you that well.  But it sounded like to me that the wish you were asking for could have changed things not only here in this Realm but where you were from too."
Dewin, hung his head and nodded.  "I hadn't really thought about what my wish could do.  I was just angry and wanted to go back to where I had come from.  Now I can see that maybe fate put me here for a reason," answered the wizard slightly raising his eyes to look at Hungry.
Excited, Hewy sang the next line of the prophecy.  "For in the telling of this tale a musician must play' - that sounds like me," exclaimed Hewy getting caught up in the solving of the prophecy.  "But who would be the - 'as the dryad who has forsaken it's way'?"  
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Parsley raised her hand and told the others that it could possibly mean her.  "I left the ways of the Tree Mothers to become the herbalist I am today.  Though I don't see why that would make a difference?"
​"The troll will mend what was once broken, " Hewy continued.  "Apparently that is me also as I am the only Troll here.  The sole thing I had broken was my heart when the love of my life left, but that was healed when I saw Awena again.  This last line still confuses me though," said Hewy as he sang the next part.
​"As they both must gain the Dragyn 's token."
Excited about how the prophecy was coming together, Hungry pipped in, "That is easy.  A Dragon's token is his trust.  Nothing is more important to a Dragon than knowing who to trust."   
As the others thought about what Hungry had just said, Hewy wrapped up the prophecy by singing the last stanza.
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"​​For if this does not happen another will sway
the young mind which will drift away;
and from the lack of knowledge will the choice then be
for the Dragyn will  grant the destructive plea."
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Silently everyone gathered around the little Wish Dragon.  Dewin was the first to speak.  "I am sorry for misleading you Hungry.  I just wanted to go home, not realizing that maybe I am already there."  After that, everyone agreed that Hungry needed to learn more about the powers of the Wish Dragon.  It was decided that Hewy and Parsley, having gained the Dragon's trust, would be responsible for starting those lessons.  The CAT was happy he was also going to be returning to familiar surroundings, as he now had to have lessons too apparently as the Dragon's Spite.​
​Sprout was thrilled to hear that Hungry was going to be heading home with him as her heard his mother tell the Wish Dragon that she would be his teacher.  Until Parsley added, “and you will not be alone for Sprout will take classes with you.”  “WHAT?” exclaimed the startled Dryad.
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So now that the little Dragon was found, and the prophecy seemed to have been fulfilled, everyone decided they could all return to their homes.  Of course a stop by the Sugar Plum Bakery on their way didn't sound to bad too.  "I wonder where Nemmer is?" thought Cornelius as they started to leave.  As luck would have it, Nemmer had forgotten all about getting to The Wishing Well (he had bumped into some Dusty Mytes who had sprayed him out of habit with the forgetful dust) and too was on his way home.
It was only The Wishing Well who noticed after everyone had left Snoop rushing from the bushes he had been hiding in to hurry back to the Bellwether to get out the scoop of his career.  A Dragon had returned to the Realms!!!
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When is a good wish bad???

6/9/2021

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​“Hungry, if you are this prophecy Dragon, then all you have to do is not do evil,” Dewin told the young Wish Dragon.

​​“You mean that if I tell myself that I am not going to do anything evil, then evil can’t win?” eagerly asked Hungry.  “I can do that!”
​Before Dewin could continue though, the least likely member of the group replied to the Dragon. 
“I am afraid it doesn't work that way.  I have tried but no matter how much I try to do something, it somehow always seems to not come out the exact way I pictured it to be,” answered The CAT.  “Look Hungry, bad things can happen even when trying to do good.”
Dewin had his own plan here and being interrupted by this CAT wasn't helping it, but before he could stop The CAT, another spoke first.
​“You're his Spite!” Sprigg’n exclaimed excitedly at The CAT.  “I wasn’t sure at first, but after listening to you speak, the feelings we experienced when we first met, and now meeting Hungry, I realize that you ARE his Spite. That is Good... I think."
“What do you mean 'his Spite'?” Hungry and The CAT, both being surprised and confused, replied together.  Now everyone was listening for Sprigg'n's answer, even the Wizard.  Since Sprigg'n still hadn't answered, Dewin asked again,  "What do you mean?  How is The CAT the Wish Dragon's Spite?  You told me before that Spites only appear with a Wish Dragon and a wish."
​Shaking her head at the wizard, Sprigg’n finally answered.  “Hungry and The CAT were both born at the same time.  Hungry must have been from a wish that was answered, and don’t ask me how it was answered or by whom cause I don’t know.  But, The CAT is Hungry’s Spite, take it from me.”
​“But what does that mean?” pleaded the Dragon.  “Will he help me make the right choices so that evil won't reign?”
​At that comment, everyone but Dewin (who did not know The CAT as well as the others did) started to laugh.  After wiping the tears from her eyes, Efem answered the confused little Dragon.  “I am sorry to have laughed Hungry, but The CAT is not known for his helping others nor making, as you said it, ‘the right choices’ very often.  He actually is a handful of mischief on most of his good days and a lot more on his bad ones.”  Quickly she added, with a more serious tone, “but today he has surprised me with his answer to you.  He is correct that bad things happen even with the best intentions and that each of us must understand that we are ultimately responsible for our own actions, be they good or bad,” as she reached down to give The CAT a hug.
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Seeing that the conversation was not going where he had hoped, Dewin spoke.  "Hungry, as a Wish Dragon, you have the power to create things for good just as easily as evil.  Let us say hmmm... that you maybe granted me a wish to send me back to my world.  I was transported here without my consent many years ago and want to go home."
​“That is terrible!  I know I would not like that either.  You should be allowed to go back,” Hungry replied.  Smiling, the wizard thought his plan just might work after all.  “All you have to do is wish me back,” he urged the Wish Dragon on.
​Before Hungry could grant the wish though, Hewy jumping in with a loud "NO!" which distracted everyone.  "Is that why you have been looking for this Dragon, Wizard?" Hewy stared at Dewin.  But before he could answer, Hewy turned to the little Dragon and said "Hungry, before returning Dewin to his own land think about what could be the downside of his wish.  It could just as easily be that he will loose all the magic he has accumulated while here or that his life may end. The magic here has kept him alive for far longer than he normally would have lived in his own realm.”
​Dumbfounded, the Wizard realized he had never thought of that!  “Hewy, you may be right.  By breaking the original spell, I could revert to the same state I was in when I was transported here.”  Glancing at Sprigg’n, Dewin realized that the Spite was looking directly at him and slightly nodding her head.  “You knew?” he asked her.
​With all of these realizations, Hungry was now even more worried about who and what he was.  “Now I REALLY don’t want to be a Wish Dragon!”…
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Faeries jumping for Joy... (aka Spring Cleaning)

6/2/2021

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​The mowers are purring in the background.  The wind is a gentle breeze and the temperature couldn't be better... so much so that the faeries are prodding me to hurry up and reclaim their magical spaces.  
With the layers of old man winter still laying around in the yard and the grass growing tall enough to be a cash crop, it was time to uncover their homes.  Especially with the sun  finally showing up -  so no more excuses *smiling*.
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There were flowers to buy and unpacking to do.  
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For the size of a yard I have this isn't a one day project - it is more of an act of love... or is it a belief in the faeries?  ​
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And for some reason this year, I got carried away with buying pansies and alyssum.  The alyssum I am not surprised as it is the perfect small faery flower for gardens, but the over abundance I did with the pansies is even beyond MY normal.  So I checked with Awena as to the magical side of pansies and this is what she revealed.
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I had to agree with her as this seemed to be just the right energy to draw to the garden this year, especially after the long year we have had with covid.  So now my faeries are jumping for joy as they are ready to move in for the summer fun.  
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Even the Ladybugs are thrilled with their new upgrade to the yard with their own personal crossing for them. 
And now I heard the Troll King prodding me along - reminding me that it is his turn next.  Just like children, they do like to keep me busy jumping too!  *lol*
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    Welcome to my blog.  This is where I will reveal the magic of my Fae and their stories and share with you some of the success and pitfalls through  the journey of doll making, sculpting, and other crafts that all come back to my dolls in many ways.

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