Meanwhile, back at the mushroom...

As Hewy and Sprite started their journey to Parsley's mushroom home at the end of the Mushroom Line, Parsley was getting an update on the Dragon sightings that were being reported. ​

​Everyone knows that the Mushroom Line is the most reliable information chain in the Shadows' Realm especially since Parsley was appointed the Telegraph Master.  At the moment though the telegraph master was drinking tea and laughing with tears rolling from her eyes.  While Parsley was laughing, Efem was getting a little steamed.  She was not happy with the apparent lack of progress in finding the Wish Dragon and she wanted answers now!

"Parsley!  How can you sit there laughing when we have an emergency building?  What could be so funny that you would forget why we are even here?" Efem growled as she scowled at Parsley.  As Efem vented, Cornelia continued to sit quietly in the corner of the room, sipping her tea, knowing that something better happen soon or her sister was going to boil over.

Gasping for breath Parsley answered, "The mushrooms are telling me that we are going to have a stranger soon arriving. (Taking another deep breath.) Plus my son will be with him," Parsley slowly replied.

"What's so funny about that?" demanded Efem.

"Oh, nothing.  I had just forgotten how frustrated you can get and was enjoying watching you.  It was like old times," snickered Parsley.  "The mushrooms also just told me that Sprout is talking his ear off about being hungry and I thought that was funny when you think about it..." mused Parsley.

Efem turned to Cornelia to see if she understood and then turned back to Parsley - continuing to looked confused.  "What is Parsley talking about?" thought Efem.  Then there was a snicker and then finally Cornelia started to laugh out loud too.  Which only made Efem a little madder.  "What is it that I am missing?" she demanded from them.

"Don't you get it?  Hungry?"

At first Efem just looked at the two as if they were losing it... then the light came on.  The young Wish Dragon's name was Hungry...  Finally a small smile did appear as she just shook her head, wondering how she got stuck with a sister like Cornelia and a friend like Parsley.  Then as she joined in the joke knowing that she was indeed lucky, and feeling happy, she glowed even brighter.