The Mage And the Magpie
“He was leading Pilfer and looking very much like a man in a hurry.
“I saw a great beast fly by,” he said excitedly, hurrying up to her. “Was it Peridot? Do you know?”
“It was Peridot,” Tabitha said. “Peridot, and the wizard Cannon, and Prince Hugo, and my friend Brinley.”
“You know Brinley?”
“Yes,” Tabitha said patiently. “I told you, she’s my friend.”
“How did my pony end up all the way out here?” Archibald asked, collecting himself.
“Oh,” Tabitha said, “We took him. He’s been wonderful, excep...t for when Peridot roared. He didn’t like that much.”
“No,” Archibald said, “I don’t suppose he would have.”
In that moment, Tabitha and Archibald realized that they did not actually know each other, so they introduced themselves. Tabitha, who usually did not make friends easily (human friends, that is), decided that since Pilfer seemed to trust Archibald, she could too. “We have to go to Caraway Castle,” she informed him, taking the reins out of his hands and turning Pilfer around.MoreLess
“I saw a great beast fly by,” he said excitedly, hurrying up to her. “Was it Peridot? Do you know?”
“It was Peridot,” Tabitha said. “Peridot, and the wizard Cannon, and Prince Hugo, and my friend Brinley.”
“You know Brinley?”
“Yes,” Tabitha said patiently. “I told you, she’s my friend.”
“How did my pony end up all the way out here?” Archibald asked, collecting himself.
“Oh,” Tabitha said, “We took him. He’s been wonderful, excep...t for when Peridot roared. He didn’t like that much.”
“No,” Archibald said, “I don’t suppose he would have.”
In that moment, Tabitha and Archibald realized that they did not actually know each other, so they introduced themselves. Tabitha, who usually did not make friends easily (human friends, that is), decided that since Pilfer seemed to trust Archibald, she could too. “We have to go to Caraway Castle,” she informed him, taking the reins out of his hands and turning Pilfer around.MoreLess
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