Thought y'all might enjoy this....
Elheru Aran and Lindar wrote:
lindarfenume: so you're gonna read me a story too then?
elheru07: *produces book* Once upon a time.............*
lindarfenume: *squeaks, and snuggles, listening*
elheru07: *clears throat* There was a sweet princess named Lindar
elheru07: And there was a handsome, strong, and most excellent in all ways prince
lindarfenume: *wrinkles nose* princess??
elheru07: But he wasn't what Lindar dear had in mind
elheru07: so Mr. Prince locked Linds up in a tall tower, and he would only let
her out if she told him she'd marry him
lindarfenume: OH!!! why would he do that?
elheru07: Because her parents are totally loaded
elheru07: He's a cad, really
lindarfenume: OH! well what happened next?
elheru07: well, Mr. Prince wasn't too smart, for all his manliness, etc
elheru07: so when Lindar dear requested some books, he was more than
happy to have them sent up
elheru07: But he didn't realize that one of the books had been "An Imp's Guide to Practical Shapeshifting"
lindarfenume: *claps laughing* squee!
elheru07: so, one day, the young kitchen boy-- well, hardly young, he was just Lindar's age-- was heading up with her daily portion of chocolates when suddenly, the tower exploded around him
elheru07: he goes flying out into empty air
elheru07: and he falls, and falls, and falls...............
lindarfenume: oh no! is he gonn abe ok?
elheru07: when suddenly out of nowhere a great claw appears and grabs him
lindarfenume: *squeak* uh-oh!
elheru07: The kitchen boy is unceremoniously deposited upon the dragon's back
lindarfenume: *squeaks claps* yay!!!!
elheru07: They land, and with a little "poof" the dragon transforms into a petite imp, ever-so-beautiful
elheru07: and also ever-so-mischievous
lindarfenume: *grin*ooh! and was he in trouble then?
elheru07: she flutters her eyes at the kitchen boy, and inquires saucily, "What might be your name then?"
lindarfenume: and he sais?
elheru07: And he replies proudly, "My lady, I am Elheru, son of the Aran, known as Elheru Aran"
elheru07: "And what might be the Aran doing in Mr. Prince's castle, as a humble kitchen boy, then?"
lindarfenume: *ohs* squee! He was saved!
elheru07: "Alas, fair imp, Mr. Prince has robbed my family of all its land and
titles; only by being simple Wat the Kitchen Boy have I survived"
elheru07: "Well, Heru, I think you need a little help...."
elheru07: And forthwith the sweet little imp changed into a fearsome gold Dragon, and charged forth upon Mr. Prince's castle, and devastated it, but saved the great archives
lindarfenume: mew! squee!
lindarfenume: huzzah for the dragon!
elheru07: And then Elheru was deposited gently upon the archives, and he went forth, and rescued his titles and acquired the deeds for his property
lindarfenume: *claps* yay!
elheru07: Lindar, having changed into her imp form, was suddenly grabbed by an armored hand-- "So this is where you have gone, my princess!"
lindarfenume: Heru got his stuff back!
lindarfenume: och! oh no!!!!
elheru07: 'Twas the cruel Prince, and all was lost
elheru07: but Elheru, returning, clapped a steel helmet upon his head, and pulled a sword from the wall
lindarfenume: *claps* oooh!
elheru07: And with a great clanging and banging, the two set to fighting
lindarfenume: *claps* if they're fighting he's distracted!
elheru07: clang-clang-bang-bang-rattle-bang!
elheru07: The imp, seeing her opportunity, stuck out her foot, and... Heru
tripped
elheru07: His sword went flying
lindarfenume: oh no! poor Heru!
elheru07: "Ha! I have you now!" the Prince declared, and readied to kill the brave young boy
elheru07: "Ah, but you don't!" Elheru shouted, and the power of his Aran blood flared forth in a silver burst of power, and the Prince was cast forth into the void, never to return
lindarfenume: *murrs* He canna do that!
lindarfenume: can he?
lindarfenume: *claps* no more evil person!
elheru07: The imp ran over to the Aran, whom she helped to his foot; with a low bow, Elheru bent and gently kissed her hand, and then dissolved into a spray of white light, leaving a ring in Lindar's hand
elheru07: She leaned in and looked at it-- the inscription read... "Seek me, and ye shall find"
elheru07: The End
I know, hardly the best of tales, but hey... enjoy it?
If so, that's the point!
It's a strange world. Let's keep it that way.
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