Dulbbe Tries...

Dulbbe and Ffion are still in Room 101 of the Shadows' King castle, trying to see if they can find out anything that would help the Realms before the Dragons return but so far things are not working out as planned.

​It also didn't take long for Dulbbe to see that Ffion was slowly losing her temper.  

​"Her growling at the orb won't solve the problem," he thought to himself since he knew better than to say it out loud.

"You stupid thing!  If you know where my father is - tell me!" she hollered at the glowing green orb.  The only response she received was "Your question is incomplete.  What knowledge do you seek?"

"Queen Ffion, how about if I attempt something," Dulbbe asked.  Ffion just waved her hands at the orb as if dismissing it and stepped back.  "Okay !! See if you can get this stupid thing to work," she told him.

Dulbbe knew that this could be his chance to have her see him in a new light.  He could become the hero who saves the Kingdoms and helps her find her father.  All he had to do was figure out the right questions to ask the orb.  Stepping up the to table and facing the glowing orb, Dulbbe thought for a minute before asking his first question.  

​"Is the Shadows' King safe?" he asked the Dragon face in the orb.

"Safe is a perspective concept.  What knowledge do you seek?" answered the orb.  "At least we are getting partially somewhere," Dulbbe muttered to himself before changing his next question slightly.  "Does the Shadows' King have a way to find  his way back to this castle?"

It took a minute and the orb flashed bright green several times before answering.  "Yes," said the orb.  Before Ffion could interrupt, Dulbbe asked his next question.  "Is there anyone with him that can help him to return and who are they?"

Again, but taking a bit longer to respond, the orb answered.  "Yes.  A Spite and a Dragon."

Dulbbe knew that The CAT was Hungry's (oops - Dree's) Spite, but another Dragon was helping the Shadows' King? "That was interesting indeed!" mused Dulbbe.  But then he remembered, as he was so focused on wanting to have Ffion appreciate him, that they were here to see what information they could find about the Dragons returning.  

"If the King and companions continue as they are, how long before they will arrive in the Realm of Wymsy?" Dulbbe asked the orb, not expecting a useful answer.  He was surprised when the orb immediately replied, "At their current rate, I would expect them to arrive sometime after the Herald and some of the other Dragons return."

"What!!!" cried Ffion as she stepped back up to the orb and peered into its glow.

"Your question is incomplete.  What knowledge do you seek?" answered the orb.