Stubborn as an old oak...

“What brings two wayward Faes to my humble home?” Parsley asked as Efem and Cornelia started walking up to her door.

​“Good day Parsley.  Efem and I were out for a walk and decided to stop in and see how you are doing,” answered Cornelia, knowing that Parsley probably already knew about their mission.

Now this was a strange event indeed since it had been many a year since the sisters had come for a visit. "Could she still be carrying a grudge?" thought Parsley.  The last time Efem decided to talk to Parsley was before she decided to become a herbalist instead of a tree mother like her.  Shaking her head she extended her hand, “Please come in.  I was just making a tonic for the mushrooms.  I have a couple with some sort of blight that seems to be affecting their hearing,” she said as she ushered them towards the door.  Cornelia did not move, but waited to see what Efem would do.  Her sister better behave herself and not say something that would spoil everything.

​Efem had been looking at her feet the whole time Parsley and Cornelia had been speaking.  Finally she lifted her head and looked at Parsley.  “Parsley, I know that it has been a long time since we last talked.  I know I have been a stubborn old oak  but right now we don't have time for chit-chat, we need your help.”

​Parsley almost started to laugh.  “Efem, you have not changed in all of this time, still jumping right to the point like when we were young.  Okay, tell me what it is that is so important other than a young untrained Wish Dragon on the loose?”  Efem and Cornelia both glanced at each other, both thinking, ‘see… I told you she would already had heard about it’.

​“Does the Mushroom Line know where to find him?” they asked Parsley at the same time.  Slightly embarrassed, Efem nodded to her sister to continue, “We must find him. We think it is important that we become his first teachers.  At least that is according to the Sleeping Sisters and their Petal Post.  Otherwise great havoc will occur in all of the realms.”  Cornelia quickly explained to Parsley what they knew about the young Dragon and that they were aware that there were others now trying to find the young Wish Dragon too.  The Sleeping Sisters felt that this must not happen until he understood the consequences of his abilities.

​“I will help you both as this emergency affects us all,” decided Parsley.  "Now come inside so we can start making plans."  As they all entered Parsley's mushroom home, Efem did have something to say and knew if she did not say it now, it would not get any easier later.  ​“Parsley, I am sorry.  It never should have taken a Dragon to make me realize the friendship I lost through my obstinance."

"Efem, I regret that it took something as important as this to bring you here to my door too.  You don’t have to say anymore, let us focus on what needs to be done now."  Parsley wondered  if the Wish Dragon was already granting wishes for she had wished for a long time to have this misunderstanding end.

“Now then let’s get started, we have a Wish Dragon to find!” smiled Efem at Parsley and Cornelia.