Meanwhile...

​As Arnie and the others followed the Gooblin King to his treasure room, others in the Realms were busy following their own plans…

​As Allspice was pulling together more of his ingredients to make a fresh batch of ambrosia, the conversation that he had overhead between Aralt and Siate’ kept traveling through his mind.  “Why would anyone want to take away a Wish Dragon’s wishing ability?” was the question he just could not get rid of.  Somehow, as the leader of SPICE (Stewards Preventing Imperfectly Casted Enchantments), he knew that if he had the answer then maybe he would be able to return more of the mis-enchanted.  “Maybe when Nutmegg shows up we can figure this out,” he decided as he continued checking his ingredients…

“Another bucket of Moonflowers,” thought Scarlet as he poured them into the feeder trough.  “The way these Nytemares eat, I think we should harvesting these things and putting them into stacks.”  That thought made Scarlet smile since he also knew that just one flower would cause most everyone else to fall asleep even before they could touch one.  “The only other one that can pick them other than myself and Sneefle would have to be a Dragon,” Scarlet realized.  “Maybe that is why we are having a shortage.”  It was then that he realized the meaning of why the flowers were disappearing in the patches.  “I must tell the Queen!” as he dropped the now empty bucket and started off on a run to the palace…

​​Meanwhile, The Baron waited for his mother, the Dowager Griselda, to finish listening to the Flutterby’s message from Queen Ffion before asking her if she wanted more tea.  Before he could speak, she picked up her empty teacup and told her son as he filled her cup and that she had a message for him.

Once the cup was filled and the Baron took a seat, Griselda spoke.  “I have just received a message from Ffion.  She is reporting that she is sure the Dragons are in the realm unless Sneefle has gone on a flower binge.  The Nytemares are not the ones picking the Moonflowers and if it is not Sneefle, then that only leaves a Dragon responsible.”  

​Surprised, the Baron took a minute as he thought what Ffion’s message meant before responding.

​“That means that not only Siate’ has arrived, but the other Dragons must be hiding somewhere in the realm.  Why don’t they show themselves?”  This was the same question Griselda was pondering…

​And deep within the cave, Aralt knew not to say anything when Siate’ was in a snit as she was now. ​

The She-Dragon was not happy with the way things were going and these many delays.  “I thought by now I would have some more things in place!  Where is that young Dragon and what did he mean by ‘was of the Wish Dragon clan’?  He is not a stupid as you thought!” she finished as she glared at Aralt thinking that these delays were all his fault.  “Herald, bring him to me!”  Aralt knew better than to argue as he turned and left the cave secretly smiling at her frustrations…