"So, did you ever find out what happened and caused all this?"
"Yes, we did."
"It was set in motion by a dying fairy queen...."
"As you know, fairies live a very long time, but they are not immortal. They are also pretty easy going for the most part, letting everyone do whatever they like. But there are some rules."
"Any evil spells must come with some kind of escape clause, otherwise there would be dire consequences. Over the years sorceresses became more and more creative with trying to come up with almost impossible ways to reverse their spells, but the humans involved still always managed to break them."
"Well, this one very powerful old Fairy Queen really resented having all hers, and everyone else's, evil spells overcome, so she decided to have the last word, and create an even stronger curse to bring back everyone's evil spells. And this time with no escape clause. It would all be set in motion at the moment of her death...."
"....using up every last fibre of her remaining life force...."
" when it would be impossible for the Fairy Court to punish her. "
"So at the very moment of her death..."
"....every evil spell was suddenly reinstated..... and with no escape clause this time."
"Well, that explains why my entire court and I transformed into cats again, but what about Adrian here?"
"That's right! I wasn't affected by the original curse."
"Who is to say? Prince Phillip and his daughters weren't affected even though you were. Magic can be a funny thing."
"Hopefully the potion we administer this evening will set things straight."
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