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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).
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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.
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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.
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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!"
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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. 
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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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The Royals and their Minions...

8/2/2022

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While Dulbbe is following up with the address tag on the key he found in the tunnel to see who this Arnie is, Drat, with his connections, has already figured out who has the Dragon book and is waiting at Arnie's home.  "Oh no!  There is Dulbbe.  Why is he coming here?" Drat thinks to himself.  "Is the Shadows' King  now involved too?  This tablet is moving up to how important it really is," sighs Drat.
Meanwhile, Druzzy, the Troll King, and Hir'aeth, the Gooblin King, are both in their throne rooms wondering why they have not heard back from their minions.  "I must have that tablet," mutters Druzzy to himself and not for the first time grumbles about replacing Drat if he doesn't show up soon.  Hir'aeth, on the other hand, is thinking of ways to embarrass Druzzy by getting the book first.  "I can picture the look on that stupid Druzzy's face when I get that Dragon tablet. Wonder what would happen if I was to then give it away to that little Wish Dragon, Hungry?" chuckles the Gooblin King.  "It will be bad enough for me to get it first, but even worse to give it away... old Troll face will be burning red!"
As the others are out looking for the Borrower with the Dragon tablet, still others are stuck waiting for answers and some of them were not waiting very patently with their tempers  fraying just a little... 
"This is driving me crazy," growls Ffion as she paces the throne room waiting for Dulbbe to return with some news.  "Dad has gone and locked himself up in the library with some stupid crystal ball and I have to stay here waiting for anyone to return with news. I might just  have to start training some minions myself since Dulbbe is one of Dad's."
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While Ffion is wearing out the tiles from her pacing, Hunter, the Shadows' King, is in room 101 of the library seeking the crystal ball that Dulbbe had just recently discovered.  Hunter is so concern about losing the Dragon tablet and that a Borrower is now involved, that he is distracted enough not to realize that the green cloth that normally covered the crystal is now laying on a nearby table.  "Where is that tablet?" the King muttered to himself.  Since the crystal was uncovered it responded with "Your question is incomplete.  What knowledge to you seek?"...
Speaking of Dulbbe, he found his way to the address that he discovered on the back of the key tag and was now waiting at the door after knocking several times.  "The Borrower must not have returned yet," he realized.  Soon he decided to hide behind a bunch of bushes to wait for the Borrowers so he could catch Arnie when she returned.  Little did he realize that close-by another minion had also been watching the Borrower's cottage and was now watching Dulbbe too.
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"Hmmm.  Now it appears another is in the game.  The problem is do I tell Druzzy?" pondered Drat, the Troll King's minion.  "At first I thought the King only wanted the book to brag about, but lately he has been acting stranger than usual."  As Drat was used to waiting for a King, waiting for a Borrower to return home was not a problem.  Taking a small sandwich out of his knapsack, he ate silently while watching both the cottage and the rock troll hiding in the bushes.  "I must remember next time to pack cheese sandwiches instead of sticky jelly ones," he idly thought before taking another bite.   
While Drat sat and ate, the Troll King was plotting what he would do when the Dragon tablet was finally delivered to him.  "That stupid Gooblin King's eyes will bulge when he sees that I have the tablet.  Finally I will have the power to destroy him!" laughed Druzzy.  "The power it will give me will make me the ruler over all of these realms as I know one thing that Hir'aeth doesn't.  The tablet is supposed to be the secret of Dragon magic and with that, I will be Ruler Supreme," Druzzy said as he smiled.  "I am a busy troll as I have an Empire to create and pillars to topple."
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The Winter Solstice Party...

12/21/2021

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"Leave it to Hunter to be unpredictable.  Here we should be having a little tea party and he turns it into the event of the season," growled the Dowager as she rode in a coach on the way to the Winter Solstice event.  "Discussing the finding of a Dragon tablet doesn't make this meeting with Hungry any easier either.  Now everyone will want to see him!  
​At least the King sent one of his Nytemares to pull my coach."  As horses are few in the Realms, when a Nytemare is willing to take you somewhere - it is only because they wanted to or the Shadows' Realm King commands them to.  Griselda was being given an extra treat, being able to ride in one of the King's coaches.  "It is nice not to have to walk," she thought.  "But he still is going to get an earful about this!"
As the Dowager traveled and was going over in her mind what she was going to say to the Shadows' King, little did she realize that the coach was being watched.  Actually, all approaches to the King's castle were being watched!  But by whom (or what) is the real question.  
Each of the other Kings had their minions out scouting for any clues to the secrets of the Dragon tablet but as of yet, no one had seen the Borrowers.  Drat had several of the Troll King's minions watching the trails through the forest (and of course following the Gooblin King's minions) while the Gooblin King had his minions watching the Troll King's minions.  He had even put his mechanical bird to the task as it was to continuously fly over Hunter's castle to watch for any unexpected arrivals. 
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But with all of these minions on the lose, no one thought to check with Meen to see the invited guest list.  Of all the guests she had delivered an invitation to, one was skipped over...  No, it was not Hungry (as he had already arrived the day before the party so he could visit with Meen and see the Nytemares).  It wasn't Snoop who already was sitting next to the entrance doors to the ballroom so he could keep a list of all of the attendees for the morning edition of the Bellwether. ​
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​Neither was it The Gooblin King and Troll King who were trying to be polite to each other (and it was killing both of them).   
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Nor was it the Baron who was presenting the Dowager to the Shadows' King while trying to hide his grin since he knew how mad she was that her little private tea party plan had become a huge event.  It seemed everyone who was someone was there except... the Borrowers!  ​
Now, why Meen had not added them to the invitation list would probably be based on the Borrower's history.  Anytime a Borrower showed up anywhere, they had the habit of 'borrowing' something.  It was worse at parties!  So much bling and things to see, that they just could not keep their hands in their own pockets.  Forks, knives, spoons, small furry animals, even shoes were known to have disappeared when the Borrowers appeared.  (Most instances the items were returned eventually and in some cases even something better had been left behind as in the one instance when a glass of milk had disappeared but in its place was left a milk cow - even if the cow was someone else's, the fact that something better had been left cannot be overlooked.)
It didn't take long before everyone realized (as nothing had gone missing still) that one of the main reasons they had decided to show up for the party wasn't there!  No Borrowers which meant no Dragon tablet.  Yes, there was a real Dragon, and usually that would have been something of a spectacle, but this group wanted to see what all the hullabaloo was about regarding this newest find... or at least what the latest gossip was about.  Since it wasn't here soon the guests started to make excuses as to why they needed to leave (but not until after filling their pockets with food from the buffet tables).
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As the party dwindled down to just the minion staff and the few guests who had really wanted to just attend a party, Hunter lead Griselda, Hungry, and the Baron into a small sitting room for a quick private discussion.  "It appears that the race is now on for who finds out what is on the Dragon tablet first," said the Shadows' King to the others as they sat.  "I know this is not what you were expecting Griselda but I needed to know what you know about it."
"What tablet?" Hungry asked, but before Hunter could answer the Baron said, "This tablet that might have untold power."  As he continued, Hunter only nodded his head affirming the Barons chilling words.  "Hungry, some rulers are benevolent and just, while some are looking to expand their treasury or reputation.  There are some who quest for more knowledge or power and some want to change things to be the way they want them to be.  Several here tonight attended so they could see the Dragon tablet and had hoped to learn something that the others did not know.  Since the tablet wasn't here, each is now heading to their realm to start the race to see who can find the Borrower with the tablet and get it for themself." 
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"A race you say? asked Hungry looking at the Shadows' King.  "Are we in it?"
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Spies and Minions...

10/19/2021

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At the same time  Hir'aeth, the Gooblin King, was meeting with his mechanical spy, Passporte' was following Drat, the Rat, at the Troll King's command.  (To read about that adventure - click here.) 
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​Passporte' had been a little hesitant to enter the small cottage as the entire meeting was held in total darkness.  He never learned what was told to Drat as he did not speak of it even after they left (which only added more mystery to the whole event).
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Drat's web of spies was spread wide for the royal as he was well known for being the one who got those 'special things' done for Druzzy, the King of the Trolls.  Which was a good thing as those spies just reported to him about the finding of the tablet by the 'borrowers'.  Who the 'borrowers' are is not important just yet, but what they had found was.

​A tablet that was rumored to have been written by the Dragons and hidden when they left was the find of the millennium (especially since Trolls and Dragons are known to live for a very long time).
Dragon script is ancient with only a rare few outside the circle of Dragons that can read their written language.  The thing was that Drat had heard the Gooblin King was one of those individuals.  Drat knew that Atian, the Village on the Wall historian, was also one of those but he had left and nobody knew when he would return leaving just the Gooblin King... or so he thought. ​
As he was racking his tiny brain, Drat knew that when he informed Druzzy he would be ordered to find out what was on the tablet... but who to go to?  Then it hit Drat.  One other may know how to read the tablet or possibly might know of someone else with the knowledge.  The Dowager!  She had been a Wish Dragon Clan Guardian and knew many of their secrets.  "How do I get her to tell me," he pondered.  "I may have to resort to that method I seldom use."
At that moment, Griselda, the Dowager, was sitting in her chair at the Baron's mansion, sipping her tea and wondering how Hungry, the little Wish Dragon, was doing.  "I have a feeling I should go see him," she decided.  Once the decision was made, she instructed Sneefle, her faithful servant, to have a message delivered to Hunter, the Shadows' King, that she would be visiting and wouldn't it be nice if she could see Hungry again.  "He will get the message," she smiled, knowing that he would both receive the message and understand. After all, as Hungry being the last of the Dragons of the Wish Dragon clan and herself being the last of the guardians of the Dragon, it was time to confirm that Hungry was learning what he needed to know.
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The Gooblin King 's work is never done...

10/12/2021

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"It's been a while since The Party," smiled Hir'aeth, the Gooblin King.  "What can I do now to annoy that grumpy old troll?" he thought.

Calling the King of the Trolls, Druzzy, a grumpy old troll always put Hir'aeth in a better mood.  In fact, this time he repeated it again out loud so anyone who overheard him would spread the word that he was talking about the Troll King.  Hir'aeth understood the usefulness of spies and already knew that he had one in his court that would report everything he did to the King of the Trolls.  "That will make him wonder what I am up to and keep him busy," Hir'aeth smiled again.  This was turning out to be the beginnings of a good day.
Late last night Rave, his mechanical bird, had reported a story that was still traveling through the King's twisted mind.  He had found a group of "borrowers" who had discovered a tablet dating back to way before the last of the Dragons had left the realms!  Few tablets of this type had ever been found in the Realms but even fewer still were those who could decipher what was written on one.  "It's a good thing I am one of those few that can read these things.  I wonder what it says," he pondered.  "It is probably a recipe on how to cook trolls."  That thought made him smile again.  Here it was, not even breakfast time, and he had smiled three times.  "I better get hold of myself.  They will think I am getting soft!"
Fixing a scowl back to his face, he settled back on his throne and began his daily update about the status of his realm.  An iron hand was his rule.  For he wore his heart on a chain to keep it close by but not to allow it to rule his decisions.  After all, a smart decision was one that was made based on knowing all the information and deciding without the upheaval of messy emotions.  He was fair and just with enough pressure to keep his rowdy clan under control.  Compassion was not his style as he ruled with keen intellect and calculated determination.  "Unlike that stupid Druzzy," thought Hir'aeth, whom he knew he could goad into rash decisions just by making the Troll lose his temper.
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"Report," he told his chamberlain.  Instantly the chamberlain begin the routine briefing of all of the doings of the Kingdom in exactly the order the King wanted.  As he droned on and on, as the King wanted no details left out, a small chirping began in King's ear.  It was loud enough for the Hir'aeth to hear it, but low enough that no one else in the room even noticed.  Rave, his mechanical bird, had silently flown into the room and had landed on the King's shoulder.  It was letting him know that there was something important to report.
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"That is enough for the morning," the Gooblin King told his chamberlain.  "Dismiss all of the courtiers, I will be unavailable for the rest of the day."  Bowing to the King and backing out of the chamber was the only response the chamberlain gave as he knew not to question.  "This had better be worth changing my day for..." growled Hir'aeth as he rose from his chair and started towards the door into the private room where he could listen to Rave's report in secrecy.
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Silver or Gold???

9/8/2021

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The Gooblin King was poured, cleaned and into the fire he went.  Now he is what is called 'bisque', the porcelain before it is painted.

But where do I begin in the painting process?  What skin tones do I use? Will he be young or old... which in faery years can be really, reallllllly old.  *smiling*
​In pondering this dilemma I knew the King of the Trolls, the Gooblin King's rival, was rich looking in his purple and gold when the old saying of
"Make new friends but keep the old, One is Silver and the other is Gold" popped into my head.  Now the relationship between these two kings will be an interesting tale to develop but there is still an underlying element of friendship between them I feel.  The other saying is keep your friends close and your enemies even closer which might even have some merit. *smiling more*
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So silver is what will suit the Gooblin King.  And like how easily silver can be melted and fused into other things, so are my china colors.  For they are like silver in that they melt and fuse onto the porcelain.  Porcelain is glass and can't absorb paint... it can only fused or be sealed (for example) like in a glaze.
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It is this relationship of the paint not hiding the porcelain completely and the porcelain allowing the paint it's space that gives the overall glow to this media that continues to still amaze me years later.

So now off for another infusion of color to bring my Gooblin King to life.
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Does Art create Romance or does Romance create Art?

8/31/2021

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It is no secret that I am a bibliomania when it comes to reading.  Bibliomania is an extreme passion for books.  Which is funny since my favorite genre is historical romances (passion - romance--get it? *lol)  So what does that have to do with my question of does art create romance or does romance create art? 
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When I was reading one of my romance books by one of my favorite authors, Caroline Linden, the line that defined my Troll King's personality jumped off the page.  I was able to play with it with the Dowager and her jousting knights, but it was my romance books that clarified the Troll King's personality... devilish without being truly evil... just a little dangerous (maybe even roguish - *smiling*).
So, was this a one off?  No, I have often been inspired by my reading which allows me to escape to another time and place.  And again, my romance books came into play.  As I mentioned previously, my Gooblin King has been very adamant about showing up before I even finished the Troll King's introduction.
And it is hard to talk about someone when you don't even know their name other than you might recognize the face.  I am glad my writers are so well educated and research their characters as much as I do when developing my dolls.  
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Example: Hiraeth - a bittersweet sense of missing something or someone you love, while still being grateful for their existence.  A longing for home or that time that felt like home.
                                                                                          ~ To Catch an Earl by Kate Bateman  
If you are wondering where this is going, well the Gooblin King received his name, Hir'aeth.   It is a Welsh word with no direct English translation, but the definition also has something to do with the Gooblin's King's personality.  
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How does this name/definition apply to the Gooblin King?  That will be revealed when he is ready to show himself.  Have I also answered my previous question?  Art and Romance go hand in hand... like the chicken and the egg.  I don't think one can say they are separate but both enhance the world... for it would be a sad world indeed if we didn't have art for the eyes and romance for the soul.
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