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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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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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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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We're Out Here!!!

10/11/2022

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After Goodie2shues hugged her bunny slippers one more time, she slipped them on her dainty feet.  Arnie slowly sunk back down in the chair.  "This place is really weird," she thought as she noticed the bunny nose wiggling on the slippers.  By this time Arnie was so baffled she had totally forgot about her traveling companions who were still outside and wondering what was happening in the cottage...

​​When Arnie had been invited into the cottage, Drat had hoped to follow her in.
He too wanted to hear what the Goodies had to say and maybe learn something else about the Dragon tablet for the Troll King.  The problem was that when Arnie crossed the threshold of the door, what looked like a circular bundle of sticks over the doorway turned into a tangle of snakes!  Since rats and snakes don't get along very well together (unless one knows he is invited to be the dinner which doesn't usually turn out well for the rat), Drat jumped back from the doorway just in time to hear Goodie2shues tell Arnie to close the door.  "Ugh!  I hate snakes," shuddered Drat as he heard the lock on the door click shut.
Knowing he was now locked out of the cottage did not slow Drat down though.  Quickly he started walking around the cottage trying to peek into the windows to see if he could at least see what was going on.  But as he approached every window either they closed their shutters or the curtain hanging over it blew together tightly.  "Oh Drat!" muttered the rat.
As the rat was thinking of what to do next, he heard laughter from the other travelers.  Glaring at the troll and wysp, he growled, "What are you two laughing about!"

​By this time the Wysp was laughing so hard that tears were falling from its eyes and even Dulbbe, who had lost his normal Troll demeanor, was bent over laughing and trying to catch his breath.
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Watching the two laughing so hard finally got the rat to start smiling and even he started to snicker.  "All right, fun time is over.  Now what was so funny?" again asked Drat. 
"You are!" answered the Wysp.  When you said 'Drat' we thought you were talking to yourself until we realized you were frustrated... When Drat finally figured out what the Wysp was telling him, he just shook his head from side-to-side and groaned, "I have got to get different traveling companions."
With the three waiting on the doorsteps discussing what they were going to do now (especially with two of them hoping to get another chance at the obtaining the Dragon tablet), and Arnie inside the cottage, the Dowager over at the Shadows King's castle was planning her next steps also.
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​It was relatively simple for Griselda to  work out how to be invited to spend a few days at the castle.  All she had to do was offer to teach Ffion more about the flutterby that had stayed with the princess.  At first the Dowager wondered why the flutterby had stayed, but now that she knew that Ffion was a Nyte Shade, it all made sense sort of.
"Since an ancient Nyte Shade had given their magic to the dragons it made sense that the flutterby could feel the Dragon magic in the princess," Griselda realized.
​Soon she was in one of the guest rooms and was preparing for her next conversation with Ffion.  "I must see how much the princess knows about her heritage and if she is aware of the connection with the Dragons," thought Griselda.  "But first, I must get a message to Awena."
Realizing that using a flutterby to send a secret message might not be the best option at the moment (especially if they were attracted to Ffion), the Dowager decided to use the next best thing.  Quickly she took out a small package that she had been carrying with her and began her message.   Opening a window in her room, she soon spotted a small Bee-G buzzing around a strange looking flower (it was in fact B-Glad who had been sent by Cornelia for some pollen from one of the plants that only grew in the Shadows King's garden).  She waved the package in the air so the Bee-G could see it.   
Alerted that a post needed to be delivered, B-Glad quickly flew to the Dowager's window.  After buzzing the package for a second to confirm that it was an actual Petal Post, it sped away to get a Sleeping Sisters' delivery bird.  It did not take long for a large magpie to fly up to the window frame, pick up the package, and fly off again.  "Those birds do come in handy for delivering Petal Posts," the Dowager thought as she closed the window and started out of her room to find the princess.
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The Dowager is Still Not ...

9/6/2022

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"Really?? Awena, I know you think I am the one in the prophecy but couldn't you be wrong?" the Dowager asked as she shook her head side to side.  "With all that you have told me about it, most of it still seems vague.  I can understand that a Dragon is involved and since Hungry is the only Dragon here, that is probably him. But do you know any Nyte Shades as I don't?  I can't even guess who that will be.  So don't make me be the Fae who will decide the Wish Dragon's fate,"  the Dowager said as she sipped from her tea cup before setting it down.
"For all we know from what you have said, deciding his fate may be something as simple of helping with his education," the Dowager continued telling her old friend.  Before Awena could speak, Griselda went on with her thoughts, "I still think that we should visit Hunter to see what he knows as he is the King of the Shadows' fae."
"I can't go to his castle yet, "interrupted Awena, "because if I do, then I won't be able to leave again.  I am duty bound as a Sleeping Sister to teach Ffion about her connection to our Order if the King ever decides she is ready. After sending the books to her to start her education, if I showed up now, then I would have to stay," continued Awena. 
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​"And more important, Griselda, I really need to focus on discovering more about this Borrower and the Dragon tablet as there is still so much we don't know," continued Awena as she pulled out her crystal ball.​
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Knowing that her friend was right, a thought came to the Dowager.  "Maybe you can't go right now, Awena, but I can.  If I show up to talk to the King it would not be out of place.  Especially since I recently sent Ffion a flutterby with a message and I forgot to tell it to return to me when it delivered it.  That way if the Shadows' King is not available, I can always resort to Plan B and talk to Ffion to find out what is going on."  Realizing that the Dowager did have a good idea and that she did not have a better solution (again the prophecy was definitely not clear - as most are not), Awena agreed with Griselda and bade her to have a safe journey.
The trail to the King's castle was easy to follow as Griselda started on her way. She even found one of the books that was given to Meen by Awena for Ffion's education (it must have mysteriously leaped out of her bag along the way).  "I must remember to have a little talk with Meen before I leave the castle," Griselda told herself as she picked up the book.  "Especially about the taking care of books."​
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​It was well before sunset when the Dowager arrived at the castle and requested her audience with the Shadows' King.  "He is currently unavailable," was all that she was told and no one seemed able to tell her when he would be available.  Since she had already planned if that would be the case, she changed to Plan B.  "Is the Princess Ffion available?" she asked the chamberlain.  "I sent her a message by one of my flutterbys and it has not returned.  I wanted to confirm that she received the message."
Soon she was escorted to one of the audience chambers where the Princess was pacing back and forth.  "Good afternoon Princess.  How are you this evening?" Griselda asked.  It took a minute for Ffion to answer as her mind had been on her father and the Dragon tablet.  "Greetings Dowager Griselda, how may I help you?" 
"Well, I see that you are busy with something so I won't take up much of your time.  I sent a message the other day to you by flutterby and the little thing has still not returned.  I hope that nothing has happened to it but also wanted to make sure you received the message," answered Griselda.
"Oh, I am sorry.  Yes, it did give me the message and for some reason it has stayed here with me.  I guess I should have sent it back to you but I have been enjoying the little conversations we have been having and things have been crazy for the past couple of days," answered the Princess blushing slightly.
"You mean the Borrower and Dragon tablet issue," replied Griselda nodding her head.  "It has been a little hectic." 
"You don't know the half of it.  First I see someone in my garden coming out of a waterfall, then to find out it is a Borrower who took something from my father that he had been guarding as the King.  Next I find out that I am a Nyte Shade AND as everyone disappeared to track down the Dragon tablet, I am now having to wait for a Sleeping Sister to show up to begin my education-- which will probably destroy any free-time that I had...  It's just not fair!" wailed Ffion.
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It took a few minutes before Griselda could even think of a response to the Princess.  "You are a Nyte Shade?" was going through her mind!  If so, then so is her father, the Shadows' King.  With this one little revelation, things were starting to make sense now about the prophecy.  The Princess Ffion and/or her father must be the prophecy's Nyte Shade, but who is the Fae?  "Could it actually really be me?" wondered the Dowager. 
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Making Plans. . .

7/26/2022

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As Arnie was thinking of the things she could do to the Wysp if it was tricking her again, others in the Realms were also making plans...
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"Awena, now that my son is heading back to the mansion, what is it that you are not telling me?" asked the Dowager.  "After I read the story of the Nyte Shades, you changed slightly.  Others would not have noticed, but I have known you long enough to tell when there is something wrong.  What is it old friend?"

​​At first Awena could not look directly at Griselda but after a moment she lifted her head up and spoke.
"There is a prophecy about the Nyte Shades and I believe you are part of it.  It was written long ago and is not very clear, but from what the Sleeping Sisters have determined about it's contents there are a Dragon, a Nyte Shade, and a Fae who will hold the key to the little Wish Dragon's fate."  
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After a short pause, Awena continued in a low voice, "I believe that Fae could may be you as you were the one who was able to open the enchanted book when no others could."​
"I feel that you are wrong, but tell me more about this prophecy," answered the Dowager.  "There are so many other Fae involved in this mess with the Dragon tablet that you must be wrong."  So, as Awena and Griselda discuss the prophecy, others were also busy...
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"Sir, what are we doing here in this dark part of troll town?" asked Fiddlefaddle quietly as he leaned into the Baron so no one might overhear him. 

"Come on Fiddlefaddle!" chided the Baron.  "We have to go in to talk to Hewy.  I heard he was still playing  rock and roll with a band here at the Goat Troll Tavern."  He might be able to tell us more about the Borrower.  Also we need to hurry so we can get back to the Mansion before mom realizes that I did not go directly back after leaving her with Awena."
"Sir, are you sure this is the best option?  I have checked with some of our old friends and only one of them said that the Troll King was looking for the Borrower," asked Fiddlefaddle, the Baron's faithful BAT man.  
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"I still think that checking with Drat (the Troll King's top minion) might be more beneficial," he continued.
"Come on you scaredy-cat!  If we talk to any the Troll King's minions or the Gooblin King's, then they will know what we are doing.  Now, just follow my lead," said the Baron as he walked into the Troll bar right past the sign that read "Aged Goat's Milk Today's Special - 100 Proof" as they looked for Hewy... 
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"Has anyone seen Hungry lately?" asked Dewin to the others who had volunteered to be one of the Wish Dragon's teachers.  "He did not shown up for his Belching Lessons this morning and you all know that he needs to learn the delicateness of control."
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"Do you blame him?  You should be teaching him something useful, like how to fly.  So what if Hungry makes huge fires because he can't control his belching?  I don't know why anyone would  want to control belching."  The CAT thought as he rubbed his tummy thinking of a tasty meal or two.
So where was Hungry?  At the moment, he was hiding behind a tree and waiting for Nemmer and Scarlet to walk past his hiding spot.  He had seen the two of them walking down the trail and he was not in the mood to have to answer any more questions.  Questions, questions, questions were all that he had heard in the past several days.  Every one of his teachers always asking him questions and expecting him to have the right answers (at least according to them).  It was a bright sunny day and he wanted play for a while. The problem was, who to play with that would not tell him that he needed to go back to school... "I bet Meen could teach me Leap Frogg'n instead.  Now that is my type of lesson!" Hungry finally decided.
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Summer School... Really???

6/28/2022

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The King had ordered Dulbbe to follow whomever had been in the tunnels behind the waterfall in their garden.  "If it is the mysterious Borrower with the Dragon tablet, bring both to me at the castle.  No, change that, whomever you find, bring to me.  I have some questions that need to be answered," the King had ordered.
While Dulbbe was searching the tunnel, Arnie, the Borrower, was feeling pretty gloomy.  She wasn't getting any help finding out what it was that she had found and felt like she was just running around in circles... or actually very long tunnels.  She realized that she needed to find someone, and soon, who could get her out of this mess she was slowly finding herself in.
In the meantime Hunter, the Shadows' King, after revealing to his daughter, Ffion, what he knew of the book that was in the tunnel before the Borrower had removed it, thought maybe it was time for her to meet the Sleeping Sisters.  (That story was available to subscribers only - but it is never too late to sign-up or by sending me an email to read it).
Hunter then sent out his messenger, Meen, the Pkysee, to summon Awena of the Sleeping Sisters for an audience at his castle.  "Tell her to hurry!" he had told Meen as he sent her off on the mission. 

The problem was that Awena was busy with the Dowager and her son, the Baron, trying to figure out what they could about the Borrower who had the Dragon tablet.  Plus, who did Hunter think he was "summoning" her to show up.  "Humpf!" she thought as she heard the message.
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Even annoyed about the message, Awena did know of her responsibility as a Sleeping Sister to teach Ffion of her heritage.  While Meen waited in the receiving room for her response, Awena started pulling out books and scrolls to send back with Meen until she could come to Hunter's castle herself to meet with Ffion.  "This will have to do until I arrive," she decided after putting another book in the small pile.  Realizing that there might be too many books and scrolls for Meen to carry, Awena sent for a small satchel to put them in for the trip back to the castle.  Now if Hunter had been more willing to communicate with her or if Awena hadn't felt like she could solve the problem of the Borrower on her own, a lot of confusion could have certainly been avoided, but then that would have shortened the story (*smiling*). 
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Meen found that the satchel she received from Awena slowed down her hopping and jumping, especially after she accidently ripped the bag hopping over a tree stump. But she also knew that the King was waiting for her return and did not seem to be in the best of moods.  For once, she headed (mostly) straight back to the castle.

When Meen entered the King's waiting room with all the books and lessons she received from Awena for Ffion to start studying, Ffion walked out to hear the message from the Sleeping Sisters.  Poor Meen was trying to hold on to all of the books, lessons & scrolls since the satchel had finally ripped all the way open, that some of the scrolls fell to the floor and started to unroll.  
​Ffion picked up the one that fell closest to her which was titled 'Awena's Primary on the Language of Flowers'.  Now this could be interesting.
​Then she heard Meen tell the King, "Sire.  The Sleeping Sisters are not available to come now, but sent these books and scrolls so that Princess Ffion may start her schooling immediately until they are available to come to answer your summons."

"Schooling!  It was "summer" - who wanted to be doing schoolwork when there was fun to be had out in the Realm!" screamed Ffion in her mind.  She watched to see what her father's reaction from the Sisters message would be.  When he jumped up from his throne, a small smile escaped her lips... that was until she realized that the King was demanding Meen to find the Royal Tutor to begin her lessons.  "Oh no.  There goes summer!"
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The Nyte Shades ..Where Are They Now???

4/26/2022

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Both the Dowager and Baron could not believe what they had just read.  Nyte Shades!  And they are what gave the power to Dragons!  After a long silence when they finished reading the story, Griselda turned to Awena and asked "Do you know where the Nyte Shades went or are they still here?"
"No, I don't know.  As far as I have found, nobody even knows what they looked like for sure," answered the Sleeping Sister.  "There are no sketches in any of the scrolls and no descriptions.  For the power of the magic they had, we can only assume that they could probably also change shapes and may be with us still." 
"It is hard to believe.  Another magical being gave magic to the Dragons...  and I never knew... even when I received my dragon tattoo as being a member of the Dragon clan," mumbled Griselda.  "They never told us," she continued to tell Awena.  "The Dragons never even mentioned Nyte Shades and who would have thought to ask!"
​Realizing that this discovery was upsetting the Dowager, Awena steered her to one of the seats in the library and asked an acolyte to bring them some tea and biscuits.
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Soon they were sipping tea and slowly Griselda was beginning to come to terms with this discovery.  "I felt betrayed by them not telling us, but now that I think more about it," she told the Sister, "I guess that it was never my place to know.  It's just hard to fathom that Dragons were at one time just another being in the Realms and not the powerful creatures they became..."
After a long pause, and when Griselda did not continue, Awena decided it was best to tell her old friend of her concerns.  "Griselda, I believe that the finding of the tablet by the Borrowers and your discovery of this book were meant to be.  Somehow they are tied together and you are going to be a major player in the game."  What the Sleeping Sister did not say but was in her thoughts was, "and I hope you have the strength for it."
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As the Baron was still staring at the book and trying to turn the pages but it would not let him, a gleam was slowing starting to come to his eyes.  Neither Awena or Griselda noticed as they were deep in conversation about the Nyte Shades.  "A new adventure unlike any I have ever had before - to solve this mystery of the Nyte Shades," he realized.    "I will need to figure out a way to have mom stay at the mansion. Also Fiddlefaddle will need to start packing again as soon as when he returns and upon us getting back home.  I'll need to find someone to babysit my creatures!"
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Nyte Shades... Discover the Tale

4/12/2022

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"Nyte Shades? I haven't heard of them before.  What do they have to do with Dragons?" asked Griselda looking at Awena.  The Baron was just as perplexed and shook his head in amazement at what he was hearing. 

"Let me see if I can explain better,"  answered Awena but before anyone could say another word, the book the Baron was holding started to glow brighter and tried to pull from his hands. 
Startled as a jolt of lighting went through his arm,  he dropped the book to the floor and jumped back.  The book acted like it had heard the question, opened and flipped through several pages, finally stopping partway through the book.  
"Be careful son," warned the Dowager when they realized that the book was finished moving and not going to close,  the Baron started to pick it up from the floor.  He  slowly placed it on a reading table near the bookshelf it had come from keeping his hands from the front of the book incase it decided to close like teeth chomping together.
Awena stepped up to the book and saw the page it had opened to, smiled and then stepped back, motioning for the others to read the page.  "I think there is your answer."
If you would like to read the story with Griselda and the Baron...
click here or on the book below.
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Nyte Shade... What's a Nyte Shade???

4/5/2022

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"Did you bring the book with you?" asked Awena after listening to the Baron and the Dowager. 

They had just finished telling her about their adventure getting the book and all that they knew about the tablet the Borrower had found too.

​"No, I am sorry," answered Griselda.  "It was too heavy to carry all of this way and we decided it was best to see you as soon as possible."
"It is no matter.  From your description we probably have a copy of it here in our library," smiled Awena.
Neither of her guest knew about the long years Awena, as a novice, had spent reading the scrolls and tablets in the library of the Sleeping Sisters.  Plus few even knew about the Sister's library or how enormous it was.  ​The Sleeping Sisters' home looked small from the outside, but the tree they lived in had very far reaching roots, much like an iceberg, with only a small portion seen above as most being below the surface.
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"Come, I will take you to the library."  Rising smoothly from the cushion, Awena and the Dowager started towards the door. ​

​"Hummm... Don't worry about me," grumbled under his breath the Baron as he struggled to rise from the floor.   He wasn't going to let two "old ladies" beat him to the door.
Soon they stood before an ornately decorated entranceway with no door.  "Aren't you worried about someone getting in here with all of these books and scrolls," asked the Baron thinking about how even Atian had a lock on his door.  Awena just smiled and said that "they are well protected".  What that meant, the Baron did not know, but after thinking about the power the Sisters had, decided it was probably better if he didn't.
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Awena lead them through many rooms and passageways filled with books, scrolls, tablets, bottles, crystals, and mirrors.  There was one mirror that several other Sisters were staring into and when the Baron stopped to see what they were looking at, he realized that he did not see himself in the mirror but a bridge spanning a mountain gorge with several trolls pointing at him... quickly he hurried on to catch up with his mother and Awena.
Finally the Sister stopped in front of a large bookshelf and asked the Dowager if anything looked familiar.  "We try to copy everything exactly the same from other books to include the cover and binding," she explained.  "Anything look familiar?"
Slowly Griselda pulled back a portion of her sleeve, revealing her dragon tattoo and started to approach the bookshelves.  All at once, a book started to glow!  "It looks like we found it," the Baron grinned as he pulled the book from the shelf.
As the Baron turned to the others he realized that Awena was no longer smiling.  Catching his mother's eye, he gestured toward the Sister and then Griselda saw it too.  "Is there something wrong?" she asked her friend.  "What is it?" 
Finally Awena answered.  "How did you open the book?  It has a magical enchantment on it and you should never have been able to open it."  It was then Awena saw Griselda's tattoo and that it was glowing.  "Of course, you are of the Dragon Clan!  That explains much.  So then you must know about the Nyte Shades?"
Griselda glanced at her son who just shook his head negatively and shrugged his shoulders before turning her attention back to the Sleeping Sister.  
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​"What are Nyte Shades and what connection do they have to the Dragons?"
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