What is in the Dragon tablet???

Griselda may have looked like she was calmly sitting in her guest room at the Shadows' King's castle sipping her tea, but her appearance was deceiving.  Her thoughts were jumping all over the place.  "Where is Awena?" and "Where is that Dragon tablet?" were the two most important thoughts in her mind. And if Princess Ffion had been in the room with her, she too would have been fooled by the Dowager quietly enjoying her cup of tea as she mumbled to herself, "I must not let the princess know my concerns about the tablet.  She is already so nervous about her father."  

It had been several days since Hunter, the Shadows' King, had disappeared into room 101 of his library.  Meals were even being sent down to him, left at the door, and later empty trays were picked up - so everyone knew he was still there, but what was he doing?  "One of the servants reported seeing a green glow coming from under the door where they were leaving the trays," remembered the Dowager.  "I wonder what he is doing?" ​

As she took another sip, a slight movement caught her eye.  Leaping from her chair and almost spilling the cup of tea, she quickly crossed the room and opened her window facing the gardens.  There was a small flutterby waiting for her!  It did not take long to tell the Dowager her tale and was soon floating away.  

"So, Hir'aeth has told Hungry about the Dragon tablet.  I wonder what his game is to be offering it to Hungry if he gets it?  Doesn't sound like him at all," she thought.  As she was thinking about all of the things the flutterby had told her, a knock sounded at her door.  Crossing the room again, she opened the door to find one of the castle servants there informing her that the Princess would like to see her when convenient in her sitting room.  Deciding that now was as good as time as any, Griselda followed the servant.

"Thank you for coming so quickly," Ffion told her when they arrived.  "As you know, I have been worried about my father and wanted to ask your advice," the princess continued.  "Do you know anything about this Dragon tablet that others are talking about.  I am worried that it might be more important that he has told me."

​Deciding just how much to tell the princess had been something the Dowager had been working over and over in her mind since she had learned that the princess and the King were both Nyte Shades.

Griselda figured that the King knew more than he had been saying, but how much to tell Ffion was the quandary.  After a short pause, she made her decision and told the princess some of what she knew.  "I have heard that it is rumored that a Borrower has found an ancient Dragon tablet.  What it is in the tablet I have not heard, but that there are several who are looking to get it has been mentioned."  Deciding that now probably was the best opportunity she would get, Griselda continued, "Do you know what is in the tablet or why it is so important?"

Ffion felt that she could trust the Dowager so she answered.  "My father said it was about a dark secret of the Wish Dragons.  It also has something to do with my garden, the Sleeping Sisters, and something about a Moon Dragon.  He also said it had something to do with helping a Wish Dragon learn its powers before the Dragon could possibly destroyed itself or others."  As the princess continued on about the day her father found out the tablet was gone and told her about them being Nyte Shades, (click here for their story) the pieces of the puzzle finally started to fit together in the Dowagers mind.

"Awena was right in part," she realized, "but even the Sleeping Sisters do not know the whole story it appears." When Ffion finished, the expression in her eyes were both of hope and dread as she stared at Griselda and waited for her to say something.  Hope that the Dowager could help her and dread that there was no hope. 

Immediately the Dowager smiled and took the princess' hand and as if reading her mind and replied, "There is always hope.  Don't despair.  This is something I should have done right away and have put off for too long.  First, we must send some messages by the fastest means you have available.  Flutterby would take too long, so we need the speed of the Nytemares!  Go send for the King's farrier, Scarlet, while I write the messages.  After he sends them off, you and I will go and see the Shadows' King!"