Food at Last!

Fiesty Lotus: Oh folks , I was goin past that market today and you'll never guess what I seen.

Savage.Taurus: what did you seen?

Fitheach Eun looks interested

Fiesty Lotus: That market guy we seen isn't the one who is there now. I saw him yesterday too.

Talia.Sunsong: "Look a puppy."

Talia.Sunsong: points out the dog to Rorn the baby dragon

Talia.Sunsong: Rorn jumps out of his carriage and runs up to the dog.

Talia.Sunsong: "Rorn come back!"

Fitheach Eun looks at the Dragon; " So it might be safe to go back?"

Savage.Taurus: sighs

Talia.Sunsong: runs after Rorn. The dog barks as a blue baby dragon lands nose to nose with it.

Rorn and the Dog

Talia.Sunsong: Rorn opens his jaws and tries to bite the dog

Savage.Taurus follows to see if his progeny is learning to hunt

Talia.Sunsong: The dog whimpers and backs away from the dragon

Savage.Taurus: “Go get 'em, son! Show that critter what for.”

Fitheach Eun vaults the hedge and runs to save the dog

Fiesty Lotus: nearly cries in frustration

Savage.Taurus: The furry varmints are tender and juicy

Fitheach Eun: "Leave that dog alone; he is someone's pet"

Talia.Sunsong: "I think baby Rorn is hungry"

Fitheach Eun: "Well then let's go get the food we started out for"

Savage.Taurus: "Oh, I suppose someone 'owns' it, like the fish, right" he says sarcastically.

Fiesty Lotus nods and crosses her eyes

Fitheach Eun: Nods: "Yes, exactly"

Fitheach Eun grabs the baby dragon and hands it back to Talia

Fit Rescues the Dog

Savage.Taurus: Not sure what's the point of owning anything that's not shiny

Fitheach Eun: "You need to work on those Nanny skills Make sure he does not get away again."

Savage.Taurus: “Yea, Nanny, you need to feed my rugrat.”

Talia.Sunsong: "Work on something? Fae don't work!"

Fitheach Eun: "You are supposed to be this baby's nanny?"

Savage.Taurus: You better work, or you're going to be out of a job

Talia.Sunsong: shrugs "I feed baby Rorn cotton candy and pet him."

Savage.Taurus: you will be an ex-fae

Fiesty Lotus checks her pockets to see if they have all the money that they have earned

Fitheach Eun strokes the dog's head and comforts him

Fitheach Eun: "I think we should take the side walk"

Fitheach Eun vaults the gate and walks back up to the paved walkway by the boardwalk

Talia.Sunsong: follows, while petting baby Rorn

Fitheach Eun spies another cotton candy cart and has an idea....

Fit Spies the Cotton Candy Vendor

Fitheach Eun: "Look Talia, more of that sweet spun sugar"

Savage.Taurus: “The kid needs meat.”

Talia.Sunsong: Eyes dart towards the cotton candy cart. "I want some of the air candy."

Fitheach Eun: let's go get some; Dragon you must try this

Fiesty Lotus looks back at the group and expels a sigh

Fiesty Lotus mumbles "I kin get some vittles now"

Fiesty Sneaks Off to Buy Food

Fitheach Eun offers the cotton candy vendor her left over coins

Talia.Sunsong: "I want blue cotton candy today--no pink--blue!"

Fitheach Eun: The vendor hands each of them a cone of sugar candy

Savage.Taurus sighs and rushes down the beach, tosses his hat on the sand and dives into the ocean

Fitheach Eun watches Dragon with concern

Fiesty Lotus enters the store and smiles winningly at the vendor.

Talia.Sunsong: "Where is he going?" Looks down at baby dragon. "Don't worry Rorn, daddy dragon will be back, and you can eat candy in the meanwhile."

Fitheach Eun hands her cone of candy to the fae: "Here Talia, you may have mine, too."

Savage.Taurus after a minute he emerges with a fish flapping in his mouth.

Dragon Catches a Fish

Fiesty Lotus: “Greetins kind sir. Kin I get some of that there beef? I be new around here. How much fer that big piece?”

Talia.Sunsong: quickly takes the offered cone of cotton candy

Talia.Sunsong holds the cone of blue cotton candy up to Rorn's mouth

Fitheach Eun: The candy vendor, who had been working in the grocery when they had visited before suddenly notices the baby dragon and Dragon with the fish and screams.

Talia.Sunsong: "It's a dog! A strange dog," says Talia to the vendor

Fiesty Lotus: The grocery vendor answers: “That will be 6 --- pence”

Fitheach Eun: Terrified, he jumps down to the sand and runs off

Buying Groceries

Talia.Sunsong: "Look Rorn, daddy dragon is back with a fish in his mouth."

Fiesty Lotus looks at her money and shows it to the vendor. "Do I have enough?"

Talia.Sunsong sees the vendor run off. "Do we get all the cotton candy now since the vendor is gone?"

Savage.Taurus bites into the fish and starts chewing, then slaps the cone of cotton candy away from the young'un and leans over to spit the masticated fish into his mouth

Fitheach Eun: "NO Talia; that would be stealing"

Fiesty Lotus: The Vendor replies "Yes indeed Little lady. And more besides”

Fiesty Lotus: Fiesty quickly fills in an order and pays the vendor with the money she has.

Fitheach Eun: "The constable is right up there on the walkway; I am surprised he did not hear the screams."

Talia.Sunsong: "Hey! Now I lost my cotton candy."

Fitheach Eun: Let's take the fish and go meet Fiesty

Savage.Taurus: feeds the little one until he is full and then eats the rest of the raw fish himself

Fitheach Eun: "You still have mine, Talia"

Fiesty Lotus takes her packages out quickly  but sees the boy who ran off for the constable on the corner.

The Boy is Suspicious

Talia.Sunsong takes a big bite out of the remaining cotton candy and walks on

Fiesty Lotus hides her face behind her packages and passes the boy on her way to the boardwalk

Savage.Taurus picks the bones clean and tosses them aside. "Now where did my hat go?" Scans the sand for his hat.

Fitheach Eun sees the boy, too and walks on down the walkway instead of turning

Savage.Taurus follows them, now dripping wet. "Why do you wear these fabrics on your bodies? They get soggy."

Fitheach Eun: "They will dry quickly in this air. And generally, we remove them before we go in the water."

Savage.Taurus: “Then I should remove them now.”

Fiesty Lotus: NOOOOO

Fitheach Eun: "Wait until we get back to the house?”

Talia.Sunsong: "Baby Rorn is naked."

Fiesty Lotus grasps her heart

Savage.Taurus starts undressing until they stop him, and he just sighs at them

Fiesty Lotus nods at her sister’s Sang Fraud

Fitheach Eun calls on the air spirits and the sylphs come and pull all the water from Dragon's clothes

The Sylphs Dry Dragon's Clothes

Savage.Taurus: “Ah, thank you drood”

Fitheach Eun: "There see all dry again."

Savage.Taurus: “You need to teach me that trick.”

Fitheach Eun: " You need to study a lot."

Savage.Taurus: “Meh”

Fitheach Eun: "Let's get back to the house?"

Fiesty Lotus: “Alright, I kin do some recipes that don't take cookin.”

A Happy Hobbit with Bundles of Food

Fitheach Eun: "Do we still need to pretend we do not live here?"

Fitheach Eun: “They have all seen us now and except for the dragon and Fae's behavior it has been all right."

Talia.Sunsong: After being fed fish, Rorn purrs contentedly

Fiesty Lotus: “Hmm, it would be bold ter introduce ourselves.”

Talia.Sunsong: "What do you mean except for the Fae's behavior it has been all right? I've been soooo good."

Fitheach Eun raises her eyebrows but says nothing

Savage.Taurus just rolls his eyes

Fiesty Lotus puts her packages down and begins to make a meal.

Getting Ready for Dinner

Fitheach Eun: "We could have a fire if we were open about being here."

Talia.Sunsong: "If you are good baby Rorn, maybe you can play with the doggy some more."

Fiesty Lotus: "So, we kin have a fire?"

Talia.Sunsong: "Just have Swag the dragon breathe on the food."

Savage.Taurus blows a flame out of his left nostril

Savage.Taurus: “Watch out for the searing boogers.”

Fitheach Eun: “Light that fire and save me the work then, Dragon”

Savage.Taurus blows a small fireball onto the log beneath the cauldron

Fiesty Lotus: “Now I got a fire I kin make some bread.”

Finally a Fire, Too

Reunions and New Friends

Saphira Mistwalker discovers her friends relaxing in the woods. After a flurry of incredulous greetings she agrees to come by later in the afternoon to the refugee’s hideout. Saphira enters the deserted house that the refugees are using.

The Dragons Talk

Saphira Mistwalker smiles. "It is good to finally be here. Chasing you folks down after centuries was not easy.”

Savage.Taurus smiles.

Talia.Sunsong:  “See my baby dragon Saph? I carried it off.”

Saphira Mistwalker raises an eyebrow. "And what did the parents have to say?”

Talia.Sunsong: “The baby dragon is Savage's son.”

Savage.Taurus: “I wasn’t happy.”

Fiesty Lotus: “No, not happy.”

Talia.Sunsong: “He calls me the nanny.”

Savage.Taurus: “I still might eat her. I haven't decided yet”.

Saphira Mistwalker: “Heh, I can imagine. A fae is dubious company for a hatchling.”

Talia.Sunsong: “I feed the dragon, like cotton candy.”

Baby Dragon Rorn

Saphira Mistwalker spins around. "So, what do you think, do I make a passable human?"

Savage.Taurus: “I don't know. They all look the same to me.”

Saphira Mistwalker snorts. "Well, shadow dragons have more experience using magic to pass ourselves as other races."

Savage.Taurus: “Some are bigger than others, but they all look and move weird.”

Talia.Sunsong: “You look great Saph.”

Savage.Taurus: “Yes, you make a passable biped.”

Talia.Sunsong:  ‘I fed magic fairy mushrooms to a cow that Saph mistakenly ate, and got drugged. She gave away her hoard.”

Savage.Taurus: “Hahaha.”

Savage.Taurus: “I'm hoping someone can help me get out of this weak restrictive skin.”

Saphira Mistwalker: “I have been mostly in a two-legs form for a long time, it makes interacting with them easier. I'm just not comfortable without the horns, tail and wings though.”

Savage.Taurus: “I need to get a pipe. These creatures seem to think smoke coming out of your nostrils is some reason for concern.”

Saphira Mistwalker nods. "So I have observed. I have an advantage; I can watch them in secret.

Savage.Taurus: “Oh yes, I miss my wings most of all.”

Saphira Mistwalker drops into shadow.

Saphira Mistwalker: “You see, we can hide ourselves.”

Savage.Taurus: “Oh neat! How do you do that?”

Saphira Mistwalker: “My clan was born of shadow, and we can wrap ourselves in it to hide from view.”

Savage.Taurus: “Hmm.”

Savage.Taurus: "What do you breathe? I'm a typical fire breather."

Saphira Mistwalker sighs. "In my full form, a blue flame mixed with shadow."

Savage.Taurus: “Oh nice!”

Saphira Mistwalker: “Sometimes, the other dragons accuse us of being evil, just because of our shadow essence.”

Talia.Sunsong: “I get wrongly accused of evil all the time.”

Savage.Taurus: “I always envy those that have exotic breath like lightning or frost-blast.”

Saphira Mistwalker giggles. "I always thought we accused you of mischief, more than evil.”

Savage.Taurus: “Evil? Meh. Dragons are dragons. Let the bipeds worry about evil and such nonsense.”

Talia.Sunsong: “Mischief is my middle name.”

Talia "Mischief" Sunsong 

Savage.Taurus: “You have too many names.”

Saphira Mistwalker smiles, "Well, my elders expect me to get along with the two-legs, and set a good example, so I do worry."

Talia.Sunsong: Talia "Mischief" Sunsong or “Stop doing that' was what I was called a lot as a child Fae.”

Savage.Taurus: “Too bad you never grew out of it, kidnapper nanny!”

Talia.Sunsong: “I’m forever young.”

Savage.Taurus: “I like that hat. I might eat it.”

Saphira Mistwalker: “Speaking of names, Savage, I suppose I should properly introduce myself. In the dragon tongue, I am called "Wanotreyxkaiv Ulhar Kethend Zhin persvek Bakmadai"

Talia.Sunsong: “Haha.”

Saphira Mistwalker: “To the two-legs, I am Saphira Mistwalker.”

Savage.Taurus: “Nice to meet you. I'm Svägtûz. Shall I call you Wano?”

Saphira Mistwalker giggles. "That would be short for Princess, why don't we stick with Saphira?"

Savage.Taurus: “Princess, huh? One of those fancy high falutin dragons, I suppose. Well, pardonay moah, your highness.”

Talia.Sunsong: “You're a princess? I should have gotten more of your gold!”

Savage.Taurus laughs.

Saphira Mistwalker blushes. "I mostly don't mention that I am royal. I am afraid I have been less than a shining example to my parents."

Talia.Sunsong mispronounces Savage's name as "Swag".

Savage.Taurus: “I'm just a simple ole common crimson drake. Nothin' fancy about me.”

Savage.Taurus: “Yea, you know it, girl. I like the swag.”

Talia.Sunsong: “But your son is so cute, that's not common.”

Saphira Mistwalker smiles.

Savage.Taurus: “Yea, well that runs in the family, ya know.”

Saphira Mistwalker: “And he is blue, I am quite fond of blue.”

Talia.Sunsong: “We got this baby carriage for Rorn, the baby dragon.”

Talia.Sunsong: “Royal blue baby Rorn.”

Savage.Taurus: “His mother was a Norwegian Cobalt. She ran off with a Celestial from the Far East. I guess she thought she could so better than me. Left me with the kid, which I don't mind so much.”

Talia.Sunsong: “Celestrial?”

Saphira Mistwalker: “Awww, she had no class. Clearly, you are the better parent.”

Talia.Sunsong: “What type of dragon is that? Heavenly?”

Talia.Sunsong: “He tried to kill me.”

Savage.Taurus: smiles proudly, "Thank ya, ma'am," and tips his hat.”

Savage.Taurus: “Oh, it’s the kind that flies around without no wings. I never understood how they do that.”

Talia.Sunsong: “Is someone performing on the boardwalk today?”

Talia.Sunsong: "You are ready Savage, Swag?"

Saphira Mistwalker giggles. "Celestials cheat. They twist nature around them.

Savage.Taurus: “You think the drood with the pointy ears would want to see it?”

Talia.Sunsong: “Yes.”

The Druid Fitheach Eun arrives at the hideout.

Fiesty Lotus: “Greetins Sister Fit.”

Saphira Mistwalker: “Lady Fit! Greetings.”

Druid Fitheach Arrives

Fitheach Eun: “Greetings, my sister.”

Savage.Taurus: “Welcome back, Drood.”

Saphira Mistwalker frowns. "How do the two-legs address each other in this time? Is it still Lord and Lady, or do they say something else?"

Fitheach Eun: "Lady Saphira it is good to see you again."

Talia.Sunsong  : “Did you find food? Cream? Um, for the baby dragon, Rorn, not for me of course.”

Fitheach Eun smiles at the dragon; "Greetings Dragon"

Saphira Mistwalker shakes her head. "Some things never change, especially mischievous fae.

Fitheach Eun looks at the fae sternly; "I was looking for information, not cream."

Savage.Taurus: "We was just talkin to this here Princess."

Talia.Sunsong: "Food is better than information"

Fiesty Lotus: "Information will find you food, silly."

Saphira Mistwalker rolls her eyes. "Savage is caught up with the fact that I am a princess among my people. That is why I never mentioned it much before."

Fitheach Eun: "Lady Saphira is an old friend"

Savage.Taurus: "I am agreeing a lot with the nanny today. Not a good sign."

Talia.Sunsong   whispers: "Saph gave me a coin once! That makes us friends."

Saphira Mistwalker: "Yes, a coin from my hoard as I recall."

Talia.Sunsong: "Saph let me dive and roll around in her hoard, until she gave it to the dwarves"

Fitheach Eun stifles a chuckle remembering other things about the ambassador's hoard

Talia.Sunsong: "Do you have more coins? I want more food."

Savage.Taurus: “Without a horde, how do you get gold and jewels encrusted into your scales?”

Saphira Mistwalker pales. "Lady Talia, you didn't bring any of those evil purple mushrooms did you? I lost an entire chest of gold to the dwarves thanks to those."

Talia.Sunsong: hunts through pouch and triumphantly pulls out a purple mushroom "It survived the portal travel!"

Fitheach Eun sighs

Talia.Sunsong: "I'll try to grow more fairy mushrooms."

Saphira Mistwalker draws back. "Thanks, but I will avoid those

Saphira Mistwalker looks for help, "Lord Savage, do you still have those torches I saw earlier? That mushroom should be burned, before it goes to spore"

Talia.Sunsong: "Nooooooo!" She closes her hand protectively over the fairy mushroom.

Fitheach Eun: "It is too bad we must hide and cannot have a fire"

Savage.Taurus : "I do," < pulls them out of his coat and lights them with a puff of breath.>

Saphira Mistwalker sighs. "We shadow dragons are a bit weaker. In this form I cannot breathe fire without hurting myself."

Talia.Sunsong  : "We can cook food now like cake."

Fiesty Lotus: “Yer gonna set the house on fire with them there.”

Saphira Mistwalker looks up at the rafters. "Perhaps the torches are a bit much in here.”

Savage.Taurus spins the torches around playfully.

Talia.Sunsong: "Oh that is impressive, maybe the crowd at the boardwalk would like your fire."

Talia.Sunsong: "and pay money...."

Savage.Taurus: "You think the bipeds would be interested in my fire?"

Talia.Sunsong: "There's cotton candy at the Boardwalk, and games, and bright lights"

Fiesty Lotus: Yes- I'll bet they would

Talia.Sunsong: "they give you shiny coins if they like your show."

Fitheach Eun looks at the dragon; " This is the only hideout we have; don't make me douse those for you."

Dragon Tries to Burn Down the Hideout

Saphira Mistwalker: "Hmm, I suppose at some point I will have to bring the remainder of my hoard here. I will need some way to purchase things."

Savage.Taurus: “Ooh, yea, I need to rebuild my horde.”

Talia.Sunsong: "You have more shiny coins Princess Saph?"

Fitheach Eun takes a deep breath and speaks to the water spirits...

Saphira Mistwalker nods. "Back in forests my clan inhabits. I brought only a small pouch with me."

Talia.Sunsong: "Don't get the baby dragon wet. I'll have to change his diaper."

A light mist fills the room...

Saphira Mistwalker looks over at Lady Fit and giggles. "Lord Savage, you best douse those torches before....

Savage.Taurus  blows the torches out.

Saphira Mistwalker nods. "Good, we don't want a rainstorm or something in here."

Fitheach Eun exhales and lets the mist dissipate as the torches are blown out.

Savage.Taurus:  “Y'all are so touchy. Don't burn down the house. Don't eat the goat. Geeezzz.”

Talia.Sunsong: "I know the feeling" rolls her eyes. "They tell me to stop doing stuff all the time."

Saphira Mistwalker perks up. "Goats? Where?"

Fitheach Eun: "The neighbor keeps goats"

Savage.Taurus: “Next door. But they are hard to eat without fangs or claws, let me tell ya.”

Fitheach Eun: "Another keeps chickens; very handy for eggs."

Saphira Mistwalker sighs. "Drat, I suppose I will have to leave them be."

Fitheach Eun: "There are apples..and sometimes eggs."

Fiesty Lotus: “But there be deer in the woods to the West of us.”

Savage.Taurus: “I don't understand how these weak little creatures survive.”

Saphira Mistwalker: “Hmm, the two-legs seem to have done well. They are very good with the non-magical things.”

Magic or Something Like it

Fiesty led the neighbor’s goat to the boardwalk that evening. Some of the refugees had worked up acts to amuse the crowds and hopefully bring in some badly needed money. She hoped the owners of the goat would not be at the boardwalk. Fiesty, as a druid, could speak to some animals. For her, goat-speak came easily and so she was off to show the townspeople what an exceptional goat this one was.

She entered the boardwalk and saw a fellow who seemed to be running the show.

Fiesty Meets the Barker

He said to Fiesty. “Humm, what do we have here? A goat! A dirty goat?”

Fiesty tries for a little patience and says "Oh sir, I am bringing this animal in as part of my act."

The Barker said “An act huh. Well, you better keep that goat from causing trouble, and you will have to clean up after it."

Fiesty nodded and went toward the crowd.

Things Start to go bad

Things started to go bad immediately.  Of course there was the eventual clean-up and all the delay that caused. The goat then became shy and balked at all the people. Fiesty drug him up to the staging area. She started off saying how wonderful the goat was while people looked on dully. The night was coming on and they were bored. Fiesty had the goat count out the number she gave with its hoof. Then they started to do some tricks with scarves but that went downhill when the goat ate them. The night was advancing and the crowd was thinning. Fiesty realized it was no good, not a single coin had gone into the hat. With a sigh she waved at Talia to come on and took herself and her goat off.

Talia and the Barker

Talia came to the staging area.

Talia smelled the myriad of food aromas on the boardwalk and her stomach growled. "I want lots of shiny gold pieces for food."

"Well you'll have to work for them, ma'am," said the carnival barker.

"Work? Fae--I mean fabulous people don't work."

"No work. No food."

Talia pondered. What she primarily knew how to do was cause trouble, but no one seemed inclined to pay her for that.

She spotted a barrel of apples. They had been eating many apples back at their home. Talia was tired of apples.

"Unless it was apple pie!" Talia turned to the barker. "I'll turn those apples into apple pie. Will you pay me for that?"

"Sure, lots of customers like a fresh baked apple pie. I can pay you to cook."

"Cook, schmook!" Talia strode up to the barrel of apples. "I'll magically turn the apples into pie, in an instant!"

"Now that little missy, is something I'd like to see," said the barker, cocking an eyebrow.

"Then feast your eyes on this." Talia pulled out her bent wand.

Talia's Bent Wand

The barker laughed and turned to the crowd strolling the boardwalk. "Well, folks, it looks like this little lady thinks she can perform magic."

"I can, and I will." Talia nodded with authority. She turned to the barrel of apples, waved her wand while chanting. "Apple hear me. Apple obey, Apple change my way. Apple boil. Apple bake down. Apple crisp, moist and brown."

Talia flicked her bent wand. Odd green and brown sparks sputtered off the end. The sparks hit the barrel of apples, and there was a flash of white light.

A Flash of White Light

The crowd gasped and backed up.

"See. It worked!" Talia pointed proudly at the barrel of apples. There was a croaking sound. Talia looked down. Instead of apple pie, a big brown frog had appeared there.

"Well, a frog is moist and brown!" The barker laughed, and the crowd joined in.

A Brown and Moist Frog

Talia cursed in Fae language and went off in search of her friends, leaving the frog behind.

Fiesty had second thoughts as Talia stalked away and went to investigate the hat once again. She was surprised to discover several coins in it and scooped them up. Perhaps there was a kinder side to these people after all.

Coins from Kind People

Metamorphosis? - Part 2

Fitheach Eun spies Fiesty and Dragon in the distance and follows them

Fitheach Eun worries about the uniformed man at the end of the street but he seems to not even notice them

Savage.Taurus: passed by the police officer, clearly someone who thinks he's in authority, and makes a rude gesture behind his back

Talia.Sunsong: Wheels her carriage up Fiesty and the dragon. "Look a wagon for baby dragons."

Wagon for Baby Dragons

Savage.Taurus: looks at the carriage, "Have you fed my kid, nanny?"

Fitheach Eun is excited by the bags of nuts, apples and potatoes outside the shop. "Surely they would not miss a few of these?"

Talia.Sunsong: pulls out some cotton candy and offers it to Rorn, the baby dragon.

Talia.Sunsong: "See feeding."

Savage.Taurus: “Baby needs meat!; just like his daddy.”

Talia.Sunsong: "What are you afraid of? Will the pink candy turn the dragon pink?"

Savage.Taurus: “Bah, he needs to grow up big and strong like his papa. Can't do that on fluff.”

Talia.Sunsong: stares at the pink cotton candy. "It does look like fluff."

Fiesty.Lotus sucks in a breath and enters the store

Fitheach Eun looks inside the shop but all the food is in glass cages

Savage.Taurus:: sniffs and smells fish

Talia.Sunsong: wheels carriage into market

Fiesty.Lotus does see a meat counter

Inside the Store

Savage.Taurus: looks at the man behind the counter, "Give us fish"

Talia.Sunsong: The strong smell of fish agitates Rorn the baby dragon.

Fitheach Eun hands the coins to Fiesty quickly

Talia.Sunsong: Rorn reaches for the fish, only to bang his nose on the glass

Fiesty.Lotus: takes the coins gladly: “Ahh, we would like to see your fish please.”

Fiesty.Lotus: "Um, we are new here sir, how much fish and meat will this buy?

One of the customers turns. "Oh a baby carriage. Is it a boy or a girl?"

The shop vendor looks at the baby dragon suspiciously. “Is that a dog?”

Savage.Taurus: grabs the fish from the plate on the counter and bites off the head and chews loudly and gulps it down; then bites another chunk from the belly and chews it up and leans over to spit it into the baby dragon's mouth

The Dragon Demands Fish

The customer looks in the carriage, gasps, and backs away

The shop owner looks sick

Talia.Sunsong: "My baby drag---dog yes that's it"

Fiesty.Lotus whispers "You have to pay for food here!

Savage.Taurus:: looks at the short one, "What are you on about?"

Fitheach Eun backs away quickly and pulls on Dragon's sleeve

Fiesty.Lotus: You cannot just take it

Fitheach Eun: “Come outside with me now.”

Savage.Taurus: continues to eat the fish and feed his whelp, ignoring the gasps and stares of the people around him

Savage.Taurus: “Baby needs food.”

The vendor is now very angry; he shouts to his assistant. "I got trouble here boy, fetch the Constable!”

The Boy Runs for the Constable

Fiesty.Lotus puts the coins away and says: "Change of plans, everyone out"

Savage.Taurus: looks at the man, "Give us more fish"

Fitheach Eun: "I think this might be a good time to return to the home"

Fiesty.Lotus nods vigorously. “Let's go.”

Fitheach Eun pulls on Dragon again." Come with me now"

Savage.Taurus: "Ugh, what are you pulling for?"

Talia.Sunsong: pushes the carriage out of the shop

Fitheach Eun runs behind the bookstore still pulling Dragon

Savage.Taurus: Stop pulling me, woman!

Fitheach Eun: This way"

Fitheach Eun: as they run through the yard of a house; Fit sees a barrel of apples and fills her skirt with them and dumps them in Talia's carriage.

Fitheach Eun: the next yard has a hedge around it which Fit jumps neatly forgetting about Talia.

Talia.Sunsong: wings pop out from under her cape and she tries to fly while lugging a baby carriage. “Ooofff"

Savage.Taurus: sees the hedge and picks up the carriage and carries it over

Talia.Sunsong: "Thanks!"

Fitheach Eun: Fit jumps the other side and continues running as only an elf can.

Fiesty.Lotus comes in the house last and frantically shuts the door and bolts it

Fitheach Eun: "Stay quiet everyone"

Back at the Hideout

Savage.Taurus: “Why? Why do you run?”

Fitheach Eun: The store keeper called the police

Fiesty.Lotus: We could be put away for what we did

Savage.Taurus: “Po-leess?”

Fitheach Eun: “Constable, sheriff?

Talia.Sunsong: "No more food?" Sighs

Fitheach Eun: “There are lots of apples, Talia”

Savage.Taurus: “I don't care bout no consta-tables”

Fitheach Eun: "We must plan this better next time"

Talia.Sunsong: picks an apple out of the carriage and takes a big bite. She breaks off a piece and offers it to baby dragon Rorn.

Fiesty.Lotus: "Well - you might after they get their hands on yer."

Fitheach Eun: “They can lock you up.”

Fiesty.Lotus: “Yes indeed”

Fitheach Eun: “You stole that fish”

Talia.Sunsong: "Fish thief!"

Fitheach Eun: “They could lock us all up.”

Talia.Sunsong: "I didn't steal any fish."

Fiesty.Lotus: “We need money.”

Fitheach Eun sighs, "We do."

Savage.Taurus: “Fish are to eat. Who owns fish but your belly?”

Fiesty.Lotus: “But how do we get it? We don't even belong here.”

Fitheach Eun: "I do not think I will continue to find coins."

Talia.Sunsong: "I want to go back to the pretty lit up dock. They had lights and sweet foods and people performing. I saw puppets too."

Savage.Taurus: peeks out the window and eyes the goat that thwarted him. "Next time..." he whispers

Fitheach Eun looks interested..."Hmmm, performing?"

Talia.Sunsong: holds up hands like they have puppets. She moves her fingers like moving mouths

Frustrated and Hungry

Fiesty.Lotus tries to follow Druid Fit's thoughts

Fitheach Eun: "Sister, our magics may be entertainment to these people"

Fiesty.Lotus eyes brighten

Fitheach Eun: "And even the fae appears to have some talent"

Talia.Sunsong: "So left hand, what do you have to say to the right hand?"

Fiesty.Lotus: “Oh yes, that be true.”

Fitheach Eun looks narrowly at Dragon

Fiesty.Lotus: “Jest as long as we don't sully the spirits.”

Talia.Sunsong: "I have lots of talents... Don't I?"

Fitheach Eun: "However I am not sure the dragon does."

Savage.Taurus:: "Magics? You need to teach me some of that," belches a fishy smelling flame.

Talia.Sunsong: "I don't worry about sullying things.”

Fitheach Eun: "Ah yes Dragon, you can do a fire act."

Fiesty.Lotus: “Hmm, yer do breathe fire..."

Savage.Taurus: “Act?”

Fitheach Eun: "Yes, let us perform for these people; they will pay us for it."

Talia.Sunsong: "He could cook meat with his fire breath."

Fiesty.Lotus: “Stun the crowd with yer fine fire breath. "That be true."

Savage.Taurus: “Yeah, sometimes I cook my meals. But I was really hungry today.”

Fitheach Eun: "Let us plan what we will do"