The Visitor from the Peri Court (Part 4)
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sidhe_faerieTitle: The Visitor from the Peri Court (Part 4)
Fandom: Original (Ogham-Duir/FFQP)
Characters: Endora, Dionne, Quin the stable boy
Author: sidhe_faerie
Rating: PG
Length: 1153
Content notes: 22 Potential (No unicorns were harmed in the writing of this piece of fiction)
Summary: Endora returns to the castle to find she has missed some excitement.
The Visitor from the Peri Court (Part 4)
Endora stayed later than she planned at Aura’s. It was almost dusk when she reached the passage in the mist at Crystal Spires. She nudged Sugarplum forward and passed through.
When Endora reached the stables, Quin was waiting with a worried look on his face. “Highness, you’ve made her late for supper.”
“Sorry. I lost track of time.” Endora dismounted and held out the reins to Quin. “Put some apples in her basket tonight.”
“Will do.” Quin took the reins and hesitated. It looked like he was trying to decide if he should tell her something.
“Was there something else?” Endora waited patiently for an answer.
“Prince Hareem took a fall. Jules came back on his own about an hour after the Prince rode off on him. Jules was really spooked. I got him calmed down and called the guard to go look for the Prince. They found him walking on the road, swearing and rubbing his bum” Quin blushed. “Sorry. I shouldn’t have said ‘bum’.”
Endora bit her lip to keep from laughing. “It sounds like he just injured his pride. I wonder what spooked Jules.”
“I heard a caterwaul the other night. Maybe, he came up on it.” Quin shrugged. “Unicorns and caterwauls don’t really get on.”
“I know what you mean. It’s hard to get on when you might potentially be a caterwaul’s supper.” Endora smiled. “Good night Quin. I’m late for supper myself.”
Quin suddenly remembered something. “Dionne told me to tell you not to rush. The Queen has a headache and she took a tray in her room.”
Endora waved and walked into the castle. When she reached her room, Dionne was there puttering around.
“You’re late. You missed all the excitement.” Dionne primed herself to tell Endora everything all at once. “Prince Hareem fell off the gentlest unicorn in the stable. Oh! Your grandmother is hiding in her room. She doesn’t really have a headache. She just doesn’t want to listen to the Prince complain. He said that he wouldn’t have fallen if the stable boy had given him your horse. If he can’t ride a unicorn what makes him think he can ride a horse.”
“No. He was right. He wouldn’t have fallen. Sugarplum would have tossed him off. I warned him to stay on the road.” Endora sighed. “Dionne, I think I’ll take a supper tray tonight too. I hope our guest is resting after all of his excitement.”
“Poor Max was almost in tears when he came down to the kitchen for the Prince’s midday meal. I’m glad you’re not going to marry him. He’s mean.” Dionne shoved the last of the laundry in a drawer and headed to the door. “Cook made those potatoes with the cheese and cream. I told her to save you some.”
Endora sighed as Dionne went out the door. She needed to think about some things. Dionne’s incessant talking didn’t help.
After talking with Aura and Victra, some things had become clearer to her. The war between the Peri and the Jin was not something that the Tuathe should get involved in. that conflict had the potential to spread with every Court that got involved. Here on Ogham-Duir, they were isolated from the other Courts and the problems between this one and that one. The best thing for the Southern Court to do was to stay neutral. If the Northern Court or the Midsummer Court or Tylwyth Teg wanted to get involved it was up to them.
Endora decided to speak to her grandmother in the morning about her thoughts. She was sure her grandmother would feel the same way. They often came to the same decision while on their own.
Dionne came back with the tray and sat it down on the table. “Cook sent you some roasted tomatoes in your salad. The tea is hot so be careful. Do you need me tonight? I was thinking of going to see Quin.”
“I’ll let you go in a in a little while.” Endora stretched and looked around. She put her sword in the rack and went to put her dagger on the bed. “Did you lay out a nightdress for me? I am exhausted.”
“Sit and eat I’ll get you some hot water and put out a night dress.” Dionne picked up the washbasin pitcher and hurried out of the room.
Endora sat down to eat and looked up when Dionne came back in. “You can go as soon as you are done with that.”
“Thanks.” Dionne sat the water down and went to grab her cloak.
“Dionne, don’t get used to this.” Endora took a sip of tea. “If you get caught…”
“I know. I might get sacked.” Dionne turned around.
“That wasn’t the kind of caught I was talking about.” Endora warned. “I was talking about the rolling in the hay kind of caught.”
Dionne sighed. “Endora, are you worried about breaking in a new maid? You know that I will still work after I start a family.”
“Dionne, I don’t want to think about your potential offspring right now but you should. You don’t want to have one before your married.” Endora sat back. “Quin had better marry you if you get caught.”
“You need to get married too, Endora.” Dione reminded here. “I know you still mourn Prince Paddrick but you can’t stay unmarried. You need offspring too, you know.”
“I lack potential husbands, remember?” Endora sighed. “Go. Don’t be late in the morning.”
“Endora, you’re just looking in the wrong place for a husband.” Dionne sighed and shook her head. “Your great grandfather was a famous warrior. And wasn’t you father a commander in the Sidhe Guard?”
“He wasn’t a commander. He was a column leader.” Endora played with her food. “You think I should look to the warriors for a husband?”
“You are a warrior. It would be a perfect fit.” Dionne shrugged. “It’s just a thought. There are several with loads of potential.”
Endora chuckled. “I should probably check them out.”
Dionne grinned and left for her date.
Endora got up, washed and changed for bed. She put the dagger under her pillow and laid down,
Endora’s mind started to drift to what Dionne said. A warrior wouldn’t be a bad choice but she didn’t think that her grandmother permit it. But what choice did she have? There were no princes of age at the Northern or Tylwyth Teg courts and no princes at all at Midsummer Court. That only left the Seelie, the Unseelie, and the Peri Courts to look for a prince of age that wasn’t already betrothed.
So far she was having no luck. Hareem was out and she doubted the two other Courts would want to dilute their bloodlines with a Tuathe. In reality, there were no potential husbands out there for her.
Endora sighed then closed her eyes and drifted off into a restless sleep.
Fandom: Original (Ogham-Duir/FFQP)
Characters: Endora, Dionne, Quin the stable boy
Author: sidhe_faerie
Rating: PG
Length: 1153
Content notes: 22 Potential (No unicorns were harmed in the writing of this piece of fiction)
Summary: Endora returns to the castle to find she has missed some excitement.
The Visitor from the Peri Court (Part 4)
Endora stayed later than she planned at Aura’s. It was almost dusk when she reached the passage in the mist at Crystal Spires. She nudged Sugarplum forward and passed through.
When Endora reached the stables, Quin was waiting with a worried look on his face. “Highness, you’ve made her late for supper.”
“Sorry. I lost track of time.” Endora dismounted and held out the reins to Quin. “Put some apples in her basket tonight.”
“Will do.” Quin took the reins and hesitated. It looked like he was trying to decide if he should tell her something.
“Was there something else?” Endora waited patiently for an answer.
“Prince Hareem took a fall. Jules came back on his own about an hour after the Prince rode off on him. Jules was really spooked. I got him calmed down and called the guard to go look for the Prince. They found him walking on the road, swearing and rubbing his bum” Quin blushed. “Sorry. I shouldn’t have said ‘bum’.”
Endora bit her lip to keep from laughing. “It sounds like he just injured his pride. I wonder what spooked Jules.”
“I heard a caterwaul the other night. Maybe, he came up on it.” Quin shrugged. “Unicorns and caterwauls don’t really get on.”
“I know what you mean. It’s hard to get on when you might potentially be a caterwaul’s supper.” Endora smiled. “Good night Quin. I’m late for supper myself.”
Quin suddenly remembered something. “Dionne told me to tell you not to rush. The Queen has a headache and she took a tray in her room.”
Endora waved and walked into the castle. When she reached her room, Dionne was there puttering around.
“You’re late. You missed all the excitement.” Dionne primed herself to tell Endora everything all at once. “Prince Hareem fell off the gentlest unicorn in the stable. Oh! Your grandmother is hiding in her room. She doesn’t really have a headache. She just doesn’t want to listen to the Prince complain. He said that he wouldn’t have fallen if the stable boy had given him your horse. If he can’t ride a unicorn what makes him think he can ride a horse.”
“No. He was right. He wouldn’t have fallen. Sugarplum would have tossed him off. I warned him to stay on the road.” Endora sighed. “Dionne, I think I’ll take a supper tray tonight too. I hope our guest is resting after all of his excitement.”
“Poor Max was almost in tears when he came down to the kitchen for the Prince’s midday meal. I’m glad you’re not going to marry him. He’s mean.” Dionne shoved the last of the laundry in a drawer and headed to the door. “Cook made those potatoes with the cheese and cream. I told her to save you some.”
Endora sighed as Dionne went out the door. She needed to think about some things. Dionne’s incessant talking didn’t help.
After talking with Aura and Victra, some things had become clearer to her. The war between the Peri and the Jin was not something that the Tuathe should get involved in. that conflict had the potential to spread with every Court that got involved. Here on Ogham-Duir, they were isolated from the other Courts and the problems between this one and that one. The best thing for the Southern Court to do was to stay neutral. If the Northern Court or the Midsummer Court or Tylwyth Teg wanted to get involved it was up to them.
Endora decided to speak to her grandmother in the morning about her thoughts. She was sure her grandmother would feel the same way. They often came to the same decision while on their own.
Dionne came back with the tray and sat it down on the table. “Cook sent you some roasted tomatoes in your salad. The tea is hot so be careful. Do you need me tonight? I was thinking of going to see Quin.”
“I’ll let you go in a in a little while.” Endora stretched and looked around. She put her sword in the rack and went to put her dagger on the bed. “Did you lay out a nightdress for me? I am exhausted.”
“Sit and eat I’ll get you some hot water and put out a night dress.” Dionne picked up the washbasin pitcher and hurried out of the room.
Endora sat down to eat and looked up when Dionne came back in. “You can go as soon as you are done with that.”
“Thanks.” Dionne sat the water down and went to grab her cloak.
“Dionne, don’t get used to this.” Endora took a sip of tea. “If you get caught…”
“I know. I might get sacked.” Dionne turned around.
“That wasn’t the kind of caught I was talking about.” Endora warned. “I was talking about the rolling in the hay kind of caught.”
Dionne sighed. “Endora, are you worried about breaking in a new maid? You know that I will still work after I start a family.”
“Dionne, I don’t want to think about your potential offspring right now but you should. You don’t want to have one before your married.” Endora sat back. “Quin had better marry you if you get caught.”
“You need to get married too, Endora.” Dione reminded here. “I know you still mourn Prince Paddrick but you can’t stay unmarried. You need offspring too, you know.”
“I lack potential husbands, remember?” Endora sighed. “Go. Don’t be late in the morning.”
“Endora, you’re just looking in the wrong place for a husband.” Dionne sighed and shook her head. “Your great grandfather was a famous warrior. And wasn’t you father a commander in the Sidhe Guard?”
“He wasn’t a commander. He was a column leader.” Endora played with her food. “You think I should look to the warriors for a husband?”
“You are a warrior. It would be a perfect fit.” Dionne shrugged. “It’s just a thought. There are several with loads of potential.”
Endora chuckled. “I should probably check them out.”
Dionne grinned and left for her date.
Endora got up, washed and changed for bed. She put the dagger under her pillow and laid down,
Endora’s mind started to drift to what Dionne said. A warrior wouldn’t be a bad choice but she didn’t think that her grandmother permit it. But what choice did she have? There were no princes of age at the Northern or Tylwyth Teg courts and no princes at all at Midsummer Court. That only left the Seelie, the Unseelie, and the Peri Courts to look for a prince of age that wasn’t already betrothed.
So far she was having no luck. Hareem was out and she doubted the two other Courts would want to dilute their bloodlines with a Tuathe. In reality, there were no potential husbands out there for her.
Endora sighed then closed her eyes and drifted off into a restless sleep.