A
recap of December's "Fan"tastical story...
We
are soooo close to cracking the Giovanni case!
St.
Patrick did appear for Jones and Knotter after they performed the
snake ceremony. He told them the answer to their quest would be shown
to them if they would deliver a missive for him to Echidna. He
dropped the scroll at their feet and disappeared before they could
even ask where to find Echidna.
The
snake goblin thinks they should search for the Mother of All Monsters
in an area saturated with serpents, while the merrow inn keepers
think Greece is a better bet.
Where
to begin and what defense strategies should they plan on using?
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Greece
was the ticket!
Finding
one of Echidna's children versus Echidna herself seemed like an
easier task, so Jones and Knotter roamed the Grecian shores, eyes
peeled. Figuring that most of the monsters of Greece were meat
eaters, they carried a lovely Châteaubriand cut of beef with them to
make obtaining information a little easier.
Before
long they stumbled into the Aetos Kaukasios (Caucasian Eagle) and
decided to see if he could be persuaded to spill the beans on his
mother's location. Lucky thing one of you smarties suggested bringing
a nice piece of meat, because the Eagle sang like a canary at the
chance to eat something other than liver!
Following
the Eagle's directions, our gals found Echidna in the company of one
of her other children, Orthrus. Not wanting to get too close to the
two-headed dog, Jones lobbed the scroll from St. Patrick at the mutt,
who caught the paper in one of its mouths and delivered the parchment
to his mother. Once Echidna unfurled the scroll, a large rainbow
appeared in the sky over her shoulder. Confirmation that Iris is
behind keeping our Gio out of contact range!
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The
girls are back from Greece and have been working frantically on
finding a solution to our Giovanni situation. The number of ogres
continues to swell and our gargoyle guards may not be able to keep
them at bay for much longer.
We
decided to alter the decorative fountain Giovanni left us as a gift
in the meadow and it is almost finished. We've tweaked it to include
more spraying jets and a mirrored bottom. Hoping that Iris will
appreciate it as an offering and release our friend.
Think
of anything else we can do to the fountain or in general to sweeten
the pot for Iris?
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Prisms
- check. Suncatchers - check. Mirror balls - check. Reflective balls
- check. Think we have cornered the market on shiny surfaces for the
Iris fountain.
As
soon as the first rays of sun hit the fountain tomorrow, Knotter is
going to throw a little something into the water as a communication
offering. I think it should be a shiny ring, but Jones thinks a
rainbow-themed item would be better.
What
are your thoughts?
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Will
give you all the details tomorrow, but the whole Gio fiasco boils
down to goddess jealousy - pretty darn silly once you hear it all.
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You
know, I used to think that at least a few of the Greek gods and
goddesses were mellow and not so petty. Boy, was I WRONG.
Knotter,
Jones, and I had thought that Iris was keeping Giovanni and Tatiana
captive to protect them from the pack of angry ogres searching for
him. The REAL reason was that she was jealous of the water fountain
he had left for us in the meadow. Iris felt it was too extravagant a
gift for us plebeians and should have been a gift for her.
See,
after we blinged out the fountain and threw a rainbow-themed gemstone
ring into the water to call upon Iris, she actually made an
appearance in the meadow. Knotter and Jones groveled, complimented,
and fawned over the goddess until she revealed the reasoning behind
her actions. After we agreed to dedicate the fountain in her honor,
she snapped her fingers and announced Gio and Tatiana were released.
Iris
then left, but before disappearing on us, I asked if she could please
help us get rid of the ogres surrounding my home. Her answer was no,
that's Giovanni's responsibility and she melted into a mist.
I
immediately sent a messenger owl to beg Giovanni to return to the
meadow and dispatch the ogres. As wonderful as our crew of security
gargoyles are, the number of ogres is keeping is making all of us a
little uneasy.
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Best
holiday present ever - Giovanni is back! Our favorite former Midnight
King showed up on our doorstop this morning, Tatiana bringing up the
rear. Luckily we forewarned Alphonse and his family that they would
hopefully be showing up soon or the gargoyles would have roughed them
up a bit.
I
am so glad that Giovanni has made his change for good, because he
dispersed the group of ogres with a mere wave of his hand. I cannot
imagine that power falling back into evil.
He
likes the idea of adding a garden to the fountain area, but insists
we keep it far from Iris' tribute. He doesn't want to risk angering
her again!
Off
to chat with Gio by the fire again - we have a lot to catch up on.
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