Thankfully it wasn’t a long journey at all to this secret meeting place of the Ministers. How exciting! To discover what all the hoollabaloo is all about so soon was unexpected for the big-hearted Tempie. Descending into a dark cave with Theo and his trusty companion, Fawntia, Mr. Templeton soon came upon a dank cellar lit by a few meager candles.
“Is everyone here? I’ve brought some help — a Fairelander, a true friend to the queen,” declares Theo the Snow Leopard, once more introducing Mr. Templeton with his favorite moniker of friend. Of course, translation through Fawntia was required first, as Tempie stared owl blankly. But then! Tempie is met with a hoo! A HOO! A refined looking owl brings the meeting to order and begins to introduce the group, stating first that his name is Professor Plantagenet Pargeter. Clearly this owl has a bigger brain than Tempie, though you, dear reader, mustn’t tell Mr. Templeton! For the dapper, vested owl himself immediately replies with a hearty and gentlemanly hoo of his own in greeting.
But just then… OH DID LITTLE TEMPIE’S HEART NEARLY BURST, for introduced by Professor Planty is a Phoenix Mage — Cyra. Mr. Templeton’s one and only crush, his muse, his sunrise and sunset; or so he would say if he could speak hooman — or still not too shy to speak his pitter pattering heart. Instead he alights nearby the young Phoenix he met when last the Fairelands were open and gives a very cute and very awkward chirp of a hoo. Tempie might be noble and courageous, but his heart is still too much bigger than his brain to figure out how to woo with hoos, yet.
But there was little time for Tempie’s heart to linger on his hooterpation! The mystery was at last revealed, AND IT WAS…! A party. TEMPIE’S MOST FAVORITE PASTIME! We shan’t talk about how many owl raves he stirs up in the owlery of the magical castle he hails from… No, we shall focus this time on the task before him. With the Bard Queen’s recent return to fully health, celebration was in order! So between Professor Planty, Cyra, and Fawntia, the lengthy plan was laid out clearly for Mr. Templeton to assist with. Throughout the Fairelands, many ingredients and recipes were to be found for a very special cake; the most delicious, the most beautiful, the most splendiferous cake of all. Tempie’s duty? Why, what he is the most bestest at! Finding and delivering things. Neither rain, nor snow, nor beast, nor ocean, nor hardship would prevent Mr. Templeton from accomplishing his solemn duty! And so with Fawntia at his side, who carried a much needed map, he sets off to find the necessary items.
It was a long journey… but one Mr. Templeton is perfectly cut out for. Though he might have needed a bit of magical breathing help going underwater…
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