Category: Dowager Griselda

Bringing to a Close...

6/7/2023

As the Dowager finished telling everyone her reason for summoning the council meeting, the room was silent. It was Snoop who was the first to speak, but this time making sure he did not interrupt Griselda again.

"I had hoped for a 'newsy' scoop for the Bellwether but I wasn't looking for a disaster!" he moaned. "From your story, how are we going to survive this? Who or what is a Great Fae? Will Aralt the Herald be enough?"

Seeing the look of concern in everyone's eyes, even Dree's, the Dowager realized that she was the one who was going to have to inspire confidence to them all. "I bring this up so we can prepare and be ready for their arrival. It appears from what Goodie4U has seen that the Dragons are widely dispersed. That means we will probably start seeing them either return alone or in small groups. That will give us time."

"I will put out the call to the Wish Dragon clan. I still know a few others who are around that will come to help," she told them waving her tattooed arm around with the clan symbol. Waiting to make sure that everyone was still listening, she continued. "Augustus, I need you to write the best stories you have ever put into the Bellwether. Start out slow. Give the readers time to adjust to having this new change of seeing a Dragon with the hint that many more may be seen soon... You know the old saying, where there is one - others are soon to follow."

Wish Dragon Clan Symbol

"Let everyone in the Realms know that Dree is a peaceful Dragon and that the council welcomes their return when it should happen." Seeing Snoop nod his head and start writing on the paper he held, Griselda knew that he would do as she asked since he now understood the danger they were all in.

"For the rest of you, I will be returning to the Mansion with my son. We have a lot of messages to start sending out to see who will respond. I will also call an All Clans meeting to see who will attend." For a second, the Dowager stopped talking. A very concerning thought came to her but she did not want to have the others notice so she quickly continued. "Each of you must return to your homes and start preparing both yourselves and your people as to the Dragons' return. What we did worked last time after the Great Age of Befuddlement, so it will work again. Before you go, I will talk to each of you as to what I suggest you do. But I also suggest you start thinking of what you might also be able to do in addition to that."

While the Dowager was meeting with everyone before they left, Awena and Dree were standing in a corner of the council chambers talking in a low whisper. "Dree, I think it is time for you to return to the caves under the Mansion," Awena told the Moon Dragon. "That way you will be closer to Griselda when she needs you as I am sure she will in the coming times."

"I hadn't thought about that," answered Dree. "I would like that. I will let the others know also so if they need me they will all know where to find me."

"I think that would be a good idea. Why don't you go tell them now while they are all still here?" Awena answered as Dree started to walk away. As the Moon Dragon passed her, he did not notice the look in her eyes as she watched him go. "Your life is again about to change as another prophecy unfolds young Dragon," the Sleeping Sister whispered, "and I hope you have both the courage and the strength as I have started to become quite fond of you." Taking a deep breathe and closing her eyes to center herself, Awena thought to herself. "It might also be a good time to see what my cards and Crystal ball have to say about this Great Fae."

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Dragonflyyies and Danger...

5/31/2023

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It was Dulbbe who finally had to ask. Being new to the royalty business, this excitement about a dragonfly was beyond him. Sure, he had chased his share of them (and not to tell the others - he had even swatted a few of the more annoying ones), but why was a dragonfly important enough to call a council meeting. He thought it had to be important as he never even read about it in the many scrolls he had researched.

"Dowager, I don't mean to be rude, but I don't know why a dragonfly is so important," he said when it was quiet again. The Baron realized that he should say something as his mother seemed to sometimes think that everyone else should just 'understand' what was going on.

"Mother, I think that some of the youngsters in the room might not have heard about Dragonflyyies since many of them were not around Dragons very much (if at all) before they left. Maybe you should tell them about the coming of the Village on the Wall and how it happened because of a Dragon," he told her.

"Maybe later, what's important is that they understand the importance of receiving a Dragonflyye," answered Griselda. "What all of you must understand is that when the Dragons were here and plentiful, there were several of the Great Fae who helped the clans keep the peace between Dragons, Fae, and the Outies after the Great Age of Befuddlement. Most of these Fae are now gone (who knows where... but we hope they are having a good time), but a few are still here in the Realms in case the peace is disturbed again."

As Griselda paused, it was Awena who now spoke. "According to the ancient scrolls, the Great Fae used Dragonflyyies to send important messages to the Dragon clans. These special Dragonflyyies were one of the few creatures that could speak both to Fae and Dragons. Only the 'Outies' could not understand the messages they would deliver."

Nodding her head, the Dowager continued when Awena paused. "That is correct. As a member of the Wish Dragon clan I would routinely see the Dragonflyyies delivering messages to the clan elders. I was so shocked to have one appear at the Mansion before leaving to this meeting that I almost forgot about the meeting."

"I was one of the those Dragons? Right Awena? But now I am a Moon Dragon," asked Dree the newly transformed Dragon. "Dowager, did they have a clan for Moon Dragons too?" Before the Dowager could answer, Dree asked another question. "Can I still be with the Wish Dragon clan too?"

Unable to hold his patience any longer, Snoop, who could feel a terrific story coming but he still did not have enough to print in the Bellwether, jumped up from his chair.

Snoop pointedly asked, "What did the Dragonflyye say and who sent it!" When he realized what he had just done, blushing from embarrassment, he quickly apologized to the council and sat down but not without having his pencil out and paper ready to write it all down.

"Before the interruption," Griselda glared at Snoop, who continued to shrink further into his chair, "I was about to say that the message was very short. All it said was 'They are returning' and it was signed Aralt the Herald."

"Dowager, who is returning and who is Aralt?" Queen Ffion asked as she was just as confused as the others in the council chamber.

"That my dear, is a long tale that I need to tell all of you so everyone understands the dangers that are coming to the Realms. It all began when Goodie4U appeared before me while I was enjoying my favorite tea..."

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Calling the Meeting...

5/24/2023

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"Quiet! Quiet everyone. I am calling this meeting to order," the Dowager said forcibly without raising her voice. Awena nodded her head knowing the chant she had cast earlier was helping her friend be heard over the crowd. Everyone started moving toward seats in the chamber. Some assigned and some for whomever sat in it first.

The Baron sat on the left of his mother, the Dowager Griselda, while Awena was on her right side at the front of the room. Everyone else gave respect due to the new royalty of the Realm - the new Queen Ffion and Troll King Dulbbe, who sat facing towards the head table wondering what this meeting could be about. The Gooblin King was not into protocol. He preferred to sit off in the grey hidden shadows of the back of the room observing what was going on. He told others that he preferred to be off to himself, but most believed it was because he couldn't stand all the bright lights.

"There are several things I need to bring to this Council's attention that are very important. But before I do, I want the Council to be aware that just before I arrived at this meeting I received a Dragonflyye!" exclaimed the Dowager. That started the muttering around the room to go in several different directions.

In the section reserved for the minions (so they could be called upon to deliver edicts from the council) Arnie had taken one of the seats because she had never sat at council before. It's not like a 'Borrower' is invited to many functions since they have a tendency to 'find' things that they take with them when they leave. Leaning over to Meen she asked in a low voice "What's so important about a dragonfly? I chase them all of the time when I am not out borrowing."

Meen whispered "I am not sure if it's the same thing. It could be I suppose, but I remember once that the old King of Shadows' referred to having a relic of one posted in an ancient scroll. It was an ancient way of sending important messages when the Dragons where around."

Throwing up her hands into the air with a shrug Arnie asked her companion, "Who could be sending a Dragonflyye to the Dowager? How could they even know to send it to her?"

Who indeed???

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VMP Arrivals...

5/16/2023

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As Snoop quietly snuck across the street and into the alley beside the council chamber, he could now see clearer through the window. There she was, Granny Flare, and she was doing the cleaning.

At first he thought she was sweeping with her broom, but realized that she was actually holding a Dusty Myte and pointing it towards the floor as it was sucking in the dust.

It was that new style of cleaning she had shown to some of the other house Brownies at her last convention that he had written about. She called it 'vak-u-ming' (whatever that was). "It will never replace the broom," Snoop thought as he continued watching her clean. "There must be a meeting going to happen today," he realized when he also saw the brewing tea pot and cookies. "There sure are a lot of cookies and cups, so it must be for a full council meeting. Maybe even some VMPs (Very Magical Persons) " Snoop muttered to himself.

Since he knew all of the best hiding places to observe the towns people, he soon was sitting comfortably in an old chair outside of the Hicaberry Tea Shop. Here he could sit at one of the best places for a cup of tea and could watch the council chamber too as he hid in the shadows of the eaves. Snoop had long ago set aside a small expense budget for just this purpose because the Tea Shop made him buy something when he just sat on their porch and watched things happening.

"At least the tea is better than what I brew at the Bellwether," Snoop thought while he slowly sipped a little. "I might have to make this cup last a long time since it doesn't appear that anyone has arrived yet but Granny Flare."

It was then that he noticed the troll. It was Dulbbe, the new King of the Trolls, and standing besides him was Drat. "Where did they come from," he wondered. "They had not been there a minute ago." Listening closely as he leaned over slightly (another reason he had picked this spot), he could just barely hear Dulbbe talking to Drat.

"You were right," Dulbbe said to Drat. "It was uncomfortable besides being dirty too. I don't want to have to use that route again unless we absolutely have too. I mean, I can usually see well in the dark, but not in that pitch black hole you took me through. I don't know how you did it because I could not see my hand in front of my face! And don't tell me what was making that sound when were were walking around down there... I don't even what to know who or what it was," Dulbbe finished with a shudder as he brushed his clothes with his hands.

"Sorry Sire, but you did say you wanted to get here fast," Drat answered (but not before Snoop noticed that the rat had answered with a small smile on his lips). Still smiling, Drat stepped aside and motioned for his King to enter the council chamber first as he followed.

"Interesting," thought Snoop. "I wonder who else will appear." Just as he said that, the coach with Queen Ffion pulled up being pulled by no less than four Nytemares. "She must have been in a hurry," he decided. "This must be important!"

As Snoop continued to sip on his tea, he was able to observe several more arrivals for the meeting. There was Hewy, Hir'aeth the Gooblin King, the Goodie sisters, Awena from the Sleeping Sisters, the Baron and his mother the Dowager, and even Dewin the Wizard. All VMPs indeed! It was the last guest that appeared the made Snoop realize that he had to get into the meeting somehow. It was that young Wish Dragon who had transformed into a Moon Dragon, Drai'ochtluan. "I am glad that he likes to go by 'Dree' for short," Snoop sighed to himself. "I would have to look up the spelling every time I want to write it down."

As Snoop was trying to figure out some means of getting into the council chamber, he did not notice that a Pyksee had been sneaking up behind him until she pulled on his sleeve, making him jump several inches into the air. It was Meen, the new Queen's minion. "Don't do that," he told her. "You made me jump."

Not realizing that Snoop meant it as a bad thing because she liked to jump everywhere, she shrugged his comment off and pulled on his sleeve again. When she thought she had his full attention, she delivered the message she was sent out with. "The Council asks if you would join them in the council chamber. They said they did not want to start without you."

Snoop was flabbergasted... how did they know that is exactly where he wanted to be?

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Snail mail is fine but...

4/19/2023

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The average 'Outie' (humans outside the Realm) having a message delivered by postal service is common and not something special. But here in the Realm of Wymsy it seems that everyone has their own special means to get 'the message' out. The Sleeping Sisters have the Petal Post, Queen Ffion now has the Nytemares while Parsley has the Mushroom Line, and Cornelia & Efem has the Bee-Gs.

There is even a local newspaper called the Bellwether that is ran by some crazy newspaper editor called 'Snoop'. But the Dowager Griselda has something truly unique as they are created from wishes. They are the Flutterbys. Which is why she is using them to call out the council for an emergency session as she wishes everyone there.

Silently a Flutterby drifts into the castle window and lands on the single rose left in the vase near the window. Ffion had placed it there in remembrance of her father, the Shadows' King, who had recently vanished when the Wish Dragon transformed into a Moon Dragon. Ffion has had so much to do since then that she is still trying to figure out what it all was about. She has barely been able to keep up with the messages coming in from her new subjects.

Between finding out she was a Nyte Shade and now the Queen of the Shadows' Realm, she still is trying to get her priorities established. "There is so much that I have to learn and so little time in a day," she thought to herself as she sat at her desk reading some of the material left to her by Awena. As Ffion started to turn a page, she noticed the Flutterby on the rose and smiled. She gazed on it warmly as she knew that it must be from her counselor, Griselda. Before she could even acknowledge it, the Flutterby proceeded to tell her about the emergency meeting to be held at the Village on the Wall council room. "The Dowager would never tell me 'Now' if it wasn't an emergency," Ffion thought to herself. She immediately sent for Scarlet to ready her coach with the Nytemares. They would get her there in a flash.

As Ffion's message was being delivered, another Flutterby was floating into the Troll King's receiving chamber. The others there did not notice, but Drat, the old king's minion, immediately saw the Flutterby and figured that it was important. Since Drat had just recently became the new king's Chief Counselor with great perks, he didn't want to have the new king miss this message.

"Sire. I suggest that you take a break from the tediousness of your new duties and possibly retire to your chambers," Drat told King Dulbbe. At first Dulbbe only stared at Drat, but quickly he realized that Drat had something to tell him. "An outstanding idea," Dulbbe replied as he stood and preceded his counselor to his private chambers. Once inside and the door was closed, the appearance of decorum quickly disappeared. Dulbbe turned to Drat and asked, "What did I do wrong now? This being King business is a lot harder than being an accountant."

"Sire, you are doing fine. Except, maybe you might want to consider growling at your subjects a little more often. It is good to keep them concerned that you might do something to them. It seemed to work wonders for your predecessor," answered Drat. "But that is not why I suggested you adjourn. As you were speaking a Flutterby arrived from the Dowager."

It was then Dulbbe realized that the Flutterby had flown into his chambers when they entered and was now sitting on his shoulder. Quickly it whispered Griselda's message. "The Dowager is calling an emergency meeting of the council," the King told Drat. "Any suggestions on how to get there fast?" Drat only smiled and said, "You aren't going to like this as it is not too comfortable... but we have secret ways..."

As the Flutterbys continue to deliver their message, finally one arrives at Granny Flare's cottage as she was looking up in her magical cook book on How to Rid a House of Dust Bunnies. House Brownies never would have dust in their homes unless they put it there themselves to have something to clean or they were invaded by these rasky rabbitz!

As the Flutterby tells Granny the message, she slowly closes her cookbook. "If this meeting is what I think it is, then everyone there will need something to eat. I have never known Griselda to hold a short meeting," she ponders. "I should also probably bring that old Dragon book I got from Atian's library before he left on his trip. It will be needed I am thinking."

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Why this is Serious...

4/4/2023

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"This is serious," thought Goodie4U. "If the dragons are showing up in the Outie world, they will also be returning to the Realm of Wymsy." Now overall this wasn't a totally bad thing for the Realm as the Dragons were truly missed when they all had left - taking their magic too.

"But I need to contact Griselda, (the Dowager) as the last member of the Wish Dragon clan (Click the link to learn how the Dowager became a member of the clan). She will understand how serious this situation is, mused Goodie4U to herself. Using the portal stone that Granny Flare had given her, Goodie4U popped over to the Baron's mansion in the Village on the Wall where the Dowager was currently located.

In the blink of an eye, Goodie4U was standing in front of the Dowager who was sitting in her favorite chair enjoying her tea.

"Goodie4U, what are you doing here? AND you're NAKED!!" using her regal high tone the Dowager said trying not to look directly at her. "Hasn't that Outie given you clothes yet?" she asked.

Suddenly Goodie4U glamoured herself some suitable clothes so she could continue talking with the Dowager as she replied. "She is working on some clothes for me but she has been distracted. The Outie doesn't realize that she has created a 'Dragon portal' my lady."

"Oh My!" replied the Dowager almost dropping her cup of tea. "Doesn't she know what will happen if the Dragons have a TSR (Totally Short Route) to the Realms instead of going through Customs?" the Dowager asked.

"I don't know," Goodie4U answered. "I am not sure if she is aware of what happens when Dragons run unchecked like in the tale of Where every good story begins or why the Wish Dragon clan was formed. Apparently she may have never heard of these stories before."

"Thank you for finding out this information," the Dowager said. "What we need to do now is call a Council meeting to determine our next step," she continued. "Pop back and get dressed. Find out what you can while I gather everyone for the meeting and then return here."

With a nod of her head Goodie4U held up the portal stone and quickly popped back to the Outie's realm which left her standing there as naked as the day she was born. "Maybe if I used some Inspirational Dust," Goodie4U thought, "I might be able to get this Outie to start thinking of my clothes instead of about Dragons."

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What is a Moon Dragon???

3/1/2023

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Hewy, the Troll

Still feeling that everything that had happened was his fault, the re-born Dragon quietly moved to the back of the receiving room while the others talked about who the new Troll King would be. He thought that Hewy, being one of his friends, would have been a good choice and was happy for him when the new Queen asked him to be the acting Troll King. But he wasn't surprised when Hewy refused and another was chosen, which again made it feel that it was his fault.

"Something always seems to happen to my friends and it's because of me," the Dragon sniffled. "Even my Spite (The CAT) was taken," he cried silently to himself. "I should leave but where would I go?" the Dragon was thinking just before the tingling came over him. Just like Ffion, the tingling started in his claws but was soon spreading over his entire body. "What is this?" he thought. Was it something else that would take away another one of his friends?

Almost as soon as it started, the tingling stopped and the Dragon was himself again. "I need to be going now before something else happens," he told himself and started for the doors. He had only taken a couple of steps before he was blocked by the Goodie sisters. They had been watching him as if they already knew that he was going to leave. "Excuse me," he said as he tried to get around one of them to leave, but they kept finding some way to always be in front of him.

Before the Dragon realized it, the Goodies had turned him around and two of the sisters were holding his paws as they lead him to the Queen. As Goodiegood curtsied before the new queen she addressed Ffion saying. "Queen Ffion, I would like to present to you someone you will come to know quite well. During the time in the crystal with your father, a special transformation occurred on this Dragon. This was part of the recipe (prophecy) that the Shadows' King was aware would someday come to pass. It was also why he guarded the Dragon tablet for so many years."

Goodiegood

Releasing the Dragon's paw, Goodie4U continued where her sister left off. "The prophecy told of two outcomes. One for good and the other for evil. The sacrifice of magic from a Nyte Shade was what was required for the mixture (transformation) to be complete. Your father offered himself when we thought it would be from you, but in doing so, he also gave both you and Hungry (his old self) a great gift."

As Goodie4U paused, Goodie2shues continued. "You and Hungry have been magically joined just as a dragon was when a Nyte Shade sacrificed her powers to her friend. This is what created the first magical Dragon. We were not sure at first if the ingredients would mix (the joining), but when we saw both of you a few minutes ago surrounded by the blue aura, we knew it had happened."

Before the Queen or the Newborn Dragon could ask what it all meant, Goodiegood again spoke. "My Queen, as both you and the Dragon's powers grow you will both find that future events will need the two of you jelling together. What those events will be, we cannot say," as she looked at both Ffion and the Dragon, " but you also both share the magical powers of the moonflowers."

Now they were even more confused than before!!! "We really don't understand what you just said," started the Dragon, but before he could finish the sentence Ffion did. "What you are telling us is that we are magically joined?" finishing the sentence. Startled, the Queen and the Dragon looked at each other. As one started to speak, the other would either nod their head yes or no. Each one knew what the other would say.

As Ffion started to slightly blush, the Dragon quickly answered, "No! I cannot read your mind. I just know what you are going to say." After another minute of staring at each other, finally they both started laughing. "I think we will be good friends," said the Queen to the Dragon as they then hugged each other.

Realizing that another crisis was over, the Goodie sisters smiled at each other and started leaving to return to their cottage. Before they could get to the door, this time the Dragon stopped them. "Before you go, can you at least tell me what happened to me? What am I?" he asked the sisters.

"Why you are one of the most powerful Dragons ever known. Your transformation has changed you from being just a Wish Dragon but to a Moon Dragon," Goodiegood told him. "As Hunter told you that if you ate the blue rose you would no longer be 'hungry'. He did not mean that you would not want to eat, he meant that you will change and become someone greater. You are now Drai'ochtluan (pronounced - dree-ach-loo-am), the Magic Moon."

"Cool!" replied the Dragon, "but I think I like to be just Dree to my friends", winking at the sisters and Ffion.

As the Goodie sisters left with some of the other guests, in walks the Baron with his faithful manservant, Fiddlefaddle. Both were covered in travel dust and looked a little worse for wear, but still the gleam of adventure could be seen in the Baron's eyes. Seeing his mother, the Dowager, he quickly walks up to her and stands by her as she is watching the Dragon and the Queen get to know each other. "We couldn't find the Borrowers nor that darn Dragon tablet mother," he tells her. "What did we miss?" Smiling, she turns to him and says, "Once you get cleaned up I will tell you all about my new job."

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The Politics Begin ...

2/21/2023

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"It feels like it all just happened," said Awena as she took a moment to collect herself. The others that were with her in the Shadows' King's receiving room all nodded their head in agreement. It was in fact now several hours after Hunter, The CAT, and Druzzy had disappeared through the magical portal. At first everything was mass confusion right up to the point when Ffion, finally realizing that her father may be gone forever, fainted. It was Dulbbe who carried her inside of the castle to the receiving room as everyone followed him.

Gently he sat her on one of padded chairs to recover as Awena continued. "The question is, what do we do now?" It seemed that no one had an answer.

Finally it was the newly re-born Dragon who spoke. "It's all my fault," he said with a tear in his eye. "If it wasn't for me none of this would have happened."

"Nonsense! Now listen everyone... this was but one of two possible outcomes from the moment the Dragon tablet was found. With what it foretold would happen long ago, I am glad for one that goodness prevailed," said Goodiegood. "It could have gone either with a new beginning or a recipe for despair and the ending of the Realm. We should rejoice that the Shadows' King gave us a new beginning!"

Realizing that the Goodie sister was right, the Dowager decided it was time to start that beginning. "Goodiegood is right. The proper time for mourning will come when we know for sure that those who entered the portal are truly gone."

"In the meantime, we have lots of work to do," she said as she started over to where Dulbbe was tending to the princess. As she approached, she noticed that Ffion was getting a little of her color back and was looking at her. "Princess," began Griselda, "in your father's absence you are now the Queen of the Shadows' Realm. I will stay for a while to assist you, but what are your commands?" she asked as she slowly curtsied before the new Queen. Seeing this, the others in the room also bowed down (all except the Hir'aeth, the Gooblin King of course).

Both surprised and flustered, at first Ffion did not know what to say. Seeing everyone bowing was a shock to her. "This is an honor for my father, not me," she thought. It is when she looked at Hir'aeth looking at her and seeing him nod his head is when she realized that she would have to make some decisions - she was now the Queen of the Shadows' Realm!

Slowly raising from the chair, she started to speak but it came out more like a squeak. After taking a breath and a few swallows (which also gave her another second to gather her thoughts) she began. "I thank you all for your allegiance and your good wishes. In the absence of the King, I will do my best to keep our Realm prospering. My first acts are to make the Dowager Griselda one of my advisors and as my father had requested that Awena of the Sleeping Sisters be the royal tutor."

Deciding this would be the best time for him to act, the Gooblin King waited until the Princess (" I must remember she is the Queen now," thought Hir'aeth) had finished - he made his move. "Queen Ffion. With the absence of the Troll King, someone should take his place to guide his kingdom. As the nearest monarch, I offer my services until his return."

"Ah... the politics begins," muttered the Dowager. As she was sitting near Ffion, it was only the new queen that heard her. Being raised in a royal household, the new queen smiled to herself as she had learned quickly what to do from the many times of watching her father.

"Oh great King. I thank you for the offer of your service, but another has already been selected to replace the Troll King. A distant relative of Druzzy is already here in the room. Hewy, I ask if you will be the acting Troll King until his return?" Ffion said as she looked at the startled troll.

This was something that Hewy knew he did not want to do... "I am a musician," he thought as he slowly rose to his feet deciding how to decline. He knew that if the Gooblin King became the acting ruler of the Troll Kingdom, it would take more than a Dragon to dislodge him when it came time to select a new ruler if Druzzy did not return. "Your majesty, I must respectfully decline as another more suited and is closer in relation to the absent King is also here." Now this surprised everyone! Who was he talking about? It was the Dowager who figured it out first.

"It must be Dulbbe!" she whispered so that only the Queen would hear. Shocked at hear this, Ffion turned to look at Dulbbe who was still bowing and looking at the floor. "Dulbbe, is this true?" she asked.

"Yes my Queen. It is. I am the younger brother of King Druzzy," the troll answered, still not taking his eyes off of the floor. "Your father knew but he told me when he made me the keeper of his accounts that it was because of my skills with numbers and not because of who I was. That is why I told no one else. Hewy, being a troll knew because he often would perform at the Troll King's events and would see me there with my brother."

This revelation surprised even the Gooblin King, but before he could speak again, the Queen asked her question now to Dulbbe. "Will you be the acting Troll King until his return?" Not wanting to let her down and only now partially realizing that as a King he might actually have a chance at winning her heart, Dulbbe finally looked up at her as he told her "Yes, I will do as you ask."

At this announcement the crowd began to stand and clap as Dulbbe walked to Hewy and shook his hand, while Hewy, being the only other troll in the group, bowed to his new sovereign. "Ahh, the fun begins anew," smiled the Gooblin King wondering how this adversary will 'add up' (accountant humor).

It was during the clapping and applause that the new Queen noticed a feeling that she had not felt before. It first started as a tingling at her fingers which soon was covering her whole body like the magic that flowed through her when she was at the Goodies cottage. Soon the others in the room also saw the glow forming around her as the room became quiet. As all eyes were looking at her, one set of eyes was watching another who was having the same issue. "As the prophecy stated - forever joined by the sacrifice of magic will they be," smiled Goodie4U as the glow slowly disappeared around Queen Ffion and the new Moon Dragon.

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The Sacrifice...

2/14/2023

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As the crystal holding the Shadows' King, Hungry, and The CAT begins to crack more, allowing the blue haze to dissipate into the air, the others outside the crystal abruptly stopped singing with even a few starting to step back away from the collapsing crystal. "What is happening to them?" whispered Arnie loud enough for Goodie2shues to hear.

"This is where we see if the recipe is right," answered the Goodie sister, "and if all goes well, the Wish Dragon will have undergone a transformation. This is rare and if enough magic is not released to finish the recipe, then the mixture will fail."

It was then that enough of the haze had disappeared that everyone could see what was happening inside the egg. Both Hunter and The CAT were standing near the Wish Dragon, but the little Dragon had changed. Hungry had grown and turned blue! From the top of his head to the bottom of his claws - even his eyes were now a shade of blue. As most were looking at Hungry, it was the Goodie sisters that noticed the small magical portal opening behind the Dragon. "It will need more magic," each of the Goodie Sisters thought, but it would take more than they possessed to finish the transformation.

It was then that Dulbbe looked at Ffion and realized she was still glowing blue from the Goodies magic - the same color as the Wish Dragon. With his time in the Shadows King library and listening to the green Dragon orb, he suddenly put some of the pieces of this puzzle together. "No," he uttered as he rushed to her side. "You can't do this!" This act did not go unnoticed by the Shadows' King.

He had been watching Ffion through the crystal egg and already saw that his beloved daughter was approaching closer to the egg with the blue lights glowing around her. It was the time for him to act or lose his daughter forever. There had never been a choice, he knew what he must do. Stepping to the edge of the crystal egg, he started pushing his magic into it! Slowly, as as his magic swirled around in a circle, it began to expand... larger... and larger... and finally large enough to reach his hand through it.

"Daughter, a young fae sacrificed herself to give magic to the dragons, I will not have you do the same," pleaded the King to Ffion. He reached out his hand taking hers. As soon as that happened the blue lights flowed into Hunter's hand turning him blue.

"Hungry," Hunter told the Wish Dragon, "The Portal requires magic for magic. This was what was required for the young fae that first gave her magic to the dragons and why I told you the tale. When I step through the portal it will finish your transformation and begin your destiny. If I don't, you and the magic in the Realm will perish!"

At first Hungry was scared. It was The CAT that saved the day. "Come'on... If you perish, I'll be out of a job," said The CAT to Hungry as he took the Dragon's paw. Suddenly there was a small commotion outside the egg that occurred in the crowd. It was Druzzy, the Troll King! He was clutching his crown, trying to hold it on to his head, though he looked like he was being pulled by it as if it was trying to enter the egg.

"Ah, that's where the Dragon tablet went," thought Dulbbe as he stood behind Ffion's with one hand keeping her from going to the portal. For when the portal appeared, she had been slowly pulled towards it. If it wasn't for Dulbbe holding her back while the King held her hand, by this point she too might have entered it with the Dragon.

"No! You can't have it!" yelled Druzzy. "I need it for my revenge," he screamed as he continued to cling to his crown with the Dragon tablet hidden inside as it pulled him towards the egg. Even the Gooblin King was startled by what was happening. "Let it go Druzzy," hollered Hir'aeth. "It's just a thing... let it go!" Glaring at the Gooblin King, Druzzy just smiled as he continued to clutch his crown, "Don't you wish. I will win this round!" It was then that three things happened all in a blink of a Dragon's eye. The Shadows' King let go of Ffion's hand and with a wave pulled the Dragon tablet towards him. He then stepped through the portal with the tablet following him... with a Troll King still holding on while the crystal egg shattered in a bright glittering glow like fireflies dancing in the evening. As Druzzy was being pulled into the portal, grabbing anything to stop the pull of the King, he grabbed The CAT's tail which pulled the CAT in as well.

As Ffion watched her father, she saw him giving her one final look as he whispered "I love you" as the blinding flash occurred.

When everyone could see again, standing alone where the crystal once was, is Hungry, the Wish Dragon... but no longer a Wish Dragon as he has completed the transformation. The Shadows' King had said that when Hungry ate the blue rose he would no longer be hungry and now he wasn't. He was now a Moon Dragon, the rarest and most powerful Dragon that ever lived.

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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.

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.

"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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