"It sounds like she was a wonderful mother." "Yes, she was, and she was very tolerant and forgiving of some of the things I did...." "She loved flowers, so every now and then I'd pick a bouquet..." "...and she'd always be so happy and appreciative when I presented them to her..." "But the truth is...." "...I had picked the flowers..." "..in her own beloved gardens." "That's so sweet. Did she know?" "Of course. She must have...." "....because the flowers in my bouquets only grew in her gardens.." "Yet she never said a thing...."
"It must have been interesting growing up with the Queen of the Fairies..." "There were probably advantages, but I didn't know any better. I was just a little boy, and she was my Mother..." "We did spend a lot of time together...." "She taught me to play chess..." "It was one of our favourite things to do, and I eventually got as good at it as she was...."
"I'm so sorry about your parents. They must have loved you very much when they hid you away. They definitely saved your life." "Yes, they did. I think of them sometimes, and wonder what they were really like....and what it would have been like to grow up knowing my real parents." "Instead....I went home with the Fairy Queen..." "She tells me she didn't have any experience with babies, especially not human ones..." "But she said I was a happy baby..." "...and she had never felt such a love before...."
Naomi was starting to feel a little better.... "Can I ask you something? If your Mother really is a sorceress and Queen of the Fairies, what does that make you??" "If you mean if I have magic too......then no.....I'm human just like you. I was a foundling. I never knew my real parents....." "The village I'm from was under attack. The Fairy Queen went to try stop it, but arrived too late. There were no survivors, and the village was destroyed. But Miho heard something under the debris, and there inside a trunk she found a baby....a little baby boy...." "My parents had hidden me in hopes of keeping me safe..." "Miho used to tell me all the time, that it was 'love at first sight'..." "She had always hoped for a child, but had never had one of her own..." "So she took me and decided to raise me as her own."
I needed to borrow Ringo's 'Prince' outfit for the boy who plays young Baron, so did a costume switch. I thought Ringo looked really cute, but he wasn't the least bit happy about it. So I took him out for some ice cream and balloons.... "Can I have my own clothes back now??"
Naomi was very groggy.... "What happened...?" "You fainted..." "Here, give her this. It will make her feel better..." "Take a drink...... it will help clear your head.." "I'm so sorry.....I feel so embarrassed...." "Well, you've had quite the shock..." "I'm really sorry too. I had no idea this was going to happen..." "So we really are here? And I'm not imagining it?"
Naomi couldn't believe what she was hearing... It all seemed way too much to take in.... Suddenly everything went dark... ...and she collapsed,.... passed out.... on the floor.... "Oh dear!" "And she hasn't even see your wings yet.." "Naomi??... Naomi?!?....please wake up....."
"Naomi, I'd like you to meet Miho...." "She is Queen of the Fairies..." Naomi wasn't sure what she was hearing, or that she even believed it.... ..but she knew enough that one should always bow or curtsy when introduced to royalty, so she thought she would just play along.... "Your Majesty...." Baron took the Fairy Queen's hand.... "Miho is a great and powerful Sorceress...." ".....and....she's also..." "...my Mother."
Baron and Naomi were not alone... "Why don't you introduce us?" "Yes, of course..." "This is Naomi...." "It's so lovely to meet you...."
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AuthorMartha Boers is an award-winning Canadian doll maker and costumer specializing in fantasy and historical-style costumes. Archives
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