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    A few days ago, you received a summons from Lydia, a faerie Queen whose domain encompasses your village. Although she has no direct power over you, she is well-known throughout the region and her aid was instrumental in rebuilding your village. And besides, she asked for you by name!

    As you arrive at her palace, hidden away in a mushroom grove, you wonder why you have been summoned here. What could Queen Lydia want with you? Her seneschal guides you into an anteroom fitted out for big-folk, with massive chairs and benches all covered in blue velvet. One other is already in the room, a nymph whose helmeted head almost touches the ceiling.

    Moments after you enter the waiting room, another tall woman, dressed like a human knight, strides in and takes a seat. No one says anything for a few minutes, before a golden faerie dragon glides in, followed closely by the seneschal.

    “The Queen will be with you shortly.” He says, walking over to a heavy wooden door. “Please stand when she enters the room, and speak only when spoken to.”

    Moments later, the door creaks open, driven by a pair of faerie-knights at the top and what looks like a human girl at the bottom.


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    The letter said you would be rewarded, but it was vague about how. The messenger, however, was covered in copper jewellery: dragonscale pendant, dragontooth earrings, clothes embroidered with draconic text.

    You hurried to Queen Lydia’s palace as quickly as you could. It has been years since you were last here, but the layout has not changed all that much. It seems busier, perhaps.

    Some faerie-functionary greets you and leads you towards the receiving rooms; you follow to an anteroom that is already crowded with diverse fey creatures. A pixie, an oread and a half-nymph are making themselves comfortable, with varying degrees of success. The seneschal walks over to a heavy wooden door.

    “The Queen will be with you shortly. Please stand when she enters the room, and speak only when spoken to.”

    Moments later, the door creaks open, driven by a pair of faerie-knights at the top and what looks like a human girl at the bottom.


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    It is not very often that you receive letters, especially not from royalty. The coure messenger who bought you the summons certainly seemed surprised to have been sent to such a lonely place. Since then, you have had plenty of time to think and wonder about why Queen Lydia would send for you – or even how she would know of your existence.

    When you arrive at the palace, you are guided in by a sort of faerie-seneschal. Something about him seems familiar, but you can’t quite place it. He leads you to a small, dark chamber filled with expensive furniture, where you wait for several hours. Normally, you would barely have noticed the passing of such a small amount of time, but in this chamber, you mark every second. You have no choice – a mechanical device mounted on the wall ticks at you continuously. Tick. Tick. Tick.

    Eventually, the seneschal comes back and ushers in a pink-haired pixie. Not long after, a half-nymph strides in. Next a pause, before the seneschal returns with a faerie dragon.

    “The Queen will be with you shortly.” He says, walking over to a heavy wooden door. “Please stand when she enters the room, and speak only when spoken to.”

    Moments later, the door creaks open, driven by a pair of faerie-knights at the top and what looks like a human girl at the bottom.


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    You had already heard of Queen Lydia before you received her summons, so it was a great honour when she personally called upon you to attend her court. When you arrived, you were greeted by her seneschal, who showed you around the palace. It was extremely busy, so he tended to lead you through hidden passageways and servants’ quarters, of which there seemed to be an endless maze.

    Your apartment was finely-appointed; hosting big folk is clearly nothing out of the ordinary for the Queen. The bed was so comfortable that you slept in late and missed breakfast, though you did find some delicate morsels waiting outside your door. Once you had finished with those, a handsome young faerie invited you to stroll with him in one of the private gardens. This you did, while enjoying tiny sips of very strong wine.

    On your way back, you notice the seneschal escorting a pixie into a small room. On seeing you, he waves you over and lets you in as well. Inside, you see a land-nymph and the pixie; you are soon joined by a faerie dragon and the seneschal.

    “The Queen will be with you shortly.” He says, walking over to a heavy wooden door. “Please stand when she enters the room, and speak only when spoken to.”

    Moments later, the door creaks open, driven by a pair of faerie-knights at the top and what looks like a human girl at the bottom.


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    You have just finished cleaning up from breakfast when the Queen herself slips into the kitchen. She is still dressed up in her formalwear, looking every inch the warrior. Standing on the counter in front of you, she says:

    “I know you’ve been itching to leave.” You try to say something, but she shushes you. “La-la-la-la, don’t worry. I understand. You’re an artiste; you need to travel, meet new people, learn about new cultures. I can’t keep you cooped up here forever. So! I’ve arranged for you to join a delegation I’m sending to Cormanthor. They should be arriving now. Shall we?”

    She leads you up through the receiving hall and into one of the private antechambers. You leap forward to open the door for her. Inside, you see two nymphs, a pixie and a faerie dragon, who all leap to attention.

    The Queen flies into the anteroom and stands on a wooden table at its centre. She turns to the seneschal:

    “Is this it? You misled me, Winterglow.” She looks at each of you in a way that barely acknowledges your existence. “Well, you’ll have to do. Listen closely, for I will only speak once.”

    “Some friends of mine in Cormanthor are having some difficulties and they’ve sent to me for aid. They claim the ‘difficulties’ relate to the local wildlife, but I rather suspect the wildlife to be a secondary concern. Personally, I am concerned that my dear friends are about to come to blows over some trivial falling-out or another.”

    She takes a breath. “So you see, I mean to keep the peace. That is why I am sending you North. You will seek out King Soren and Queen Reena, find out what has set them at loggerheads and put it right. Madame la Chevalière,” she fixes her gaze on Orianna, “I charge this quest to you. Here is a purse of human-gold, which is yours to discharge in whatever way you see fit, pursuant to the mission.”

    Winterglow, the seneschal, holds out a large pouch, which clinks heavily (it contains 100gp).

    “These four will accompany you. Opal here is a warrior who will keep you safe in the human-lands. Korialstrasz is an expert in nature and wildlife; his skills will surely be needed in Cormanthor. The pixie, Astra, is a healer and a wizard, and this is Sakura, my chef. Every adventuring band needs a chef!”

    To Opal, she says: “Do not worry about your hill. I have sent my own forces to secure it against any humanoid intrusion,” and to the group, bon chance.”

    With that, Queen Lydia sweeps out of the room. Winterglow steps forward and presents you with some sealed envelopes. “These are a map and your characters, in duplicate. Please ensure that you present them unopened to King Soren and Queen Reena. If you need any supplies or equipment, let me know and I will escort you to the market. Otherwise, I implore you to make haste – you have a long distance to travel and very little time.”

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    Queen Lydia Seaspray is tall for a faerie, fully 11 inches, and she is decked out in military regalia: gleaming half-plate, a silver-and-blue tabard and a bejewelled sabre that does not look like a dress piece. Her ebon curls roll gently down her shoulders and her cerulean wings sway as if caught in a breeze. Her face is stern, though her demeanour is calm.
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    Today is the 1st of Tarsakh, 1492.

    The party is at Queen Lydia Seaspray's palace in the Shilmista.

    Today's weather forecast: Heavy rain and overcast skies throughout the day and early evening, clearing a little overnight. No wind. Average temperature 12.0°C
    Forecast for the week ahead: Moderate temperatures and heavy rain will persist throughout the first half of the week. Temperatures are expected to drop in the second half of the week, with a strong chance of sleet and snow.
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    Opal whispers to herself Wow. Like a real quest. With an assortment of colorful characters and everything.

    Opal waves her hand hesitantly to Orianna. Excuse me, Madame la Chevalière. I'm Opal. but I guess you just heard that. Anyway, I can help find provisions along the way. I guess you're the leader of our team. Do you have any initial plans? Is there anything we should acquire before setting out. I think that we should set out as soon as possible. Not that I'm trying to rush you or usurp your position, I just want to set things right before it's too late. Well, let me know when you've decided how to proceed. Do you have a 'marching order' or any cool maneuvers in mind?

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    Astra initially sat on a chair (that is, the very top of a chair back), curious and watchful to all that was happening. The queen was more aloof than she would have thought, and she frowned both from disappointment but also because it seemed Queen Seaspray hadn't really wanted to see her, or much of anyone else for that matter.

    She flew forward to receive the missive from Winterglow, a tiny letter or package of some sort that easily fit in her bag when tucked between some book pages. Also very tiny books.

    Turning her attention briefly back to the group, she was just in time to see Opal the Oread begin speaking. And keep on speaking. Astra stared for a bit, forgetting to blink, as the questions and statements piled on.

    The last thing she remembered: Marching orders? Cool Maneuvers??

    Finally she blinked several times, flitting a bit closer to the conversation. "Uh. Uh.. what??" she squeaked.
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    Sakura raised an eyebrow at the mention of provisions. I was just introduced and someone already forgot I exist? Sheesh. she thought to herself. She also pondered the meaning of "cool maneuvers" and tried to figure out if it was a cooking technique she'd yet to discover, since otherwise she wasn't sure what they'd be cooling.
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    Returning to faerie lands was always a treat. Orianna knew, of course, that she was here on some sort of business, but no harm in enjoying herself a bit before her queen-given quest began. The wine here was, after all, quite lovely.

    Of course, enjoyment for Orianna often begot a rather uncomfortable awakening.

    Princes, is it the hour so late? Oh, I've missed breakfast. This will certainly be a long day. Well, time to get to work.

    Orianna listens intently to Queen Lydia's speech, keeping her head slightly tilted out of respect. She seems a bit surprised to be chosen as the lead on things, but it is a fleeting glance. The bag of coins weighs little in comparison to her armor, yet Orianna feels her spirit sag a bit under its weight.

    "Well met, Opal. Please, call me Orianna. Or Ori, if you prefer." "I'm not much for formalities despite my... charge. Duty? Ah whatever." At mention of provision, Orianna takes a thoughtful tone. Managing others is such a chore. Well, I suppose this isn't only my weight to bear after all... She nods to Opal's suggestion but allows her to continue, deciding she ought not stop the waterfall of words. "I think getting properly equipped would be a splendid idea. Does everyone have everything they could possibly need?" She holds up the purse and shakes it for a moment. "While I can think of uses for this purse, you all know your own needs and particulars more than I, seeing as we have just met. Oh! Of course, we've just met! Perhaps we should go somewhere and chat amongst ourselves before we begin our journey. It has been some time since I've traveled with real company. Maneuvers can wait, we've got greetings to attend to! Also food. Is there food somewhere?"
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    Astra flits closer still, trying to keep track of the conversation. She just decides to interject on the first and most important subject she could remember. With a faint cough, she cleared her tiny throat and said, "It seems time is of the essence, and we must travel far. So what you need first will be transportation. You bigger folk should look into horses, wagons, and such."

    "Secondly there are provisions: food, water, and supplies for a long journey. I hear we have a cook..." Astra eyes Sakura with much respect and interest. "A royal cook at that, which I am happy to have with us! I'm looking forward to see what you can do," she says to her with a smile.

    "But it also seems Winter is coming back one last time for vengeance before it subsides to summer, and the cold and wet will be upon us... you'll definitely want warm, dry shelter and clothes." As she expounded on the needs of the others, it might have seem odd that she never mentioned the fact that all she wore at the time was a little sundress, and who knew what was in that small little bag of hers. Probably not that much, considering its size.

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    In reply to Orianna Sakura says, "Yes! Yes there is! Well if you're ok with the leftovers from breakfast. Or I could whip up something new if you'd like? If we're securing supplies then I suppose I should get what I need from the kitchen. Such a wonderful kitchen. Did you know they have a kind of flour here made from a plant that only grows where a unicorn has bled? Can you imagine the scones!?" Sakura says, glad to be of help and have a valid excuse to be in the kitchen since she wasn't sure she was going to get to go back after being suddenly told she was leaving.

    As she led the group into the kitchen, just assuming they were coming along, she spoke to Astra, "Am I a royal cook now that I've cooked for royalty? Is that how it works? Is nobility a thing that just sticks to you like oil? Interesting. Although you can't cook nobility, at least not in civilized company, so I guess someone else can ponder that since it's not really my area. Well, either way I'm glad to have company on a journey. That will be new. I hope you won't mind if I make the occasional stop to gather some plants or do a bit of hunting." She pauses as she thinks to herself "Really I hope they don't mind since I'll be doing so regardless". Continuing she says, "I'm looking forward to seeing what I can do with what ingredients we find along the way as well! I think we're going to get along well Asta. And you do make an excellent point about finding something to ride. I have absolutely no idea where that zebra went."


    ((Ok sorry for the kind of sloppy nature of this post. I got ninja'd and kind of liked my original content too much to drop it even if it was kind of awkward now.))
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    Orianna takes a mental list of everything Astra mentions, motioning to Winterglow as Astra finishes. "Where would we best acquire transportation of some sort, any sort of transportable shelter, and clothes to protect us from the elements?" Once Winterglow finishes, Orianna follows Sakura, the draw of food drowning out her earlier concerns for preparation.

    As she walks behind Sakura eagerly, Orianna gestures to her comrades to move closer together, lowering her tone so they might move closer. Her voice comes out more measured this time, though her face remains a calm smile. "Opal has suggested that some provisions might be obtained en route, so if we can avoid spending too much of our purse on them that might be wise. Especially if we consider the expertise of our friend here." She gestures to Korialstrasz, offering a respectful nod.

    As Sakura finishes speaking, Orianna sidles up to her. "I look forward to whatever you can create on our journey. I've become quite accustomed to the typical ration, so anything better than that will be marvelous. Do you have any suggestions on what we might want to collect now that will be harder to obtain along the road? As you are likely the best cook among us, I would respect your judgment when it comes to food." Her voice and stance indicate a calm reverence for Sakura's station. Also hunger.

    Then she turns back to Astra. "You seem quite knowledgeable about these sorts of things. What is your name, friend?"

    (I got ninja'd by someone who got ninja'd, so there was some adjustment to be made.)
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    Astra smiles at Sakura, following them along. "Oh, I didn't mean you were royalty... are you? But certainly if you cook for royalty, that must mean you're among the best in the world!"

    Then she turns her head the other way, listening to Orianna and replying, "I'm Astra." With a small laugh she adds, "I don't know that much! I just gave you my opinion and repeated something an elder said when he was muttering about the weather and Winter."
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    As they enter the kitchen Sakura takes a large sack out of her kimono. It's not clear exactly where she was carrying that. Which is something the party will soon enough find themselves wondering about a great deal of other items. "Well Orianna" she says, somewhat oddly as she tries the sound of the name out on her lips, "Do you have a sack?" she finishes, as if that would answer everything.

    On the counters there are various leftover dishes. The ones that stand out are: two dozen pink muffins with a variety of berries in them, a few bowls of bamboo shoots, quail eggs, and pickled vegetables, two plates with some kind of fried chips made of beets next to a sandwich that contains lamb, and a single salad somehow suspended in the shape of a triple helix half a foot high with croutons shaped like animals balancing on the top.

    While the others perhaps take a moment to take that in, Sakura proceeds to open up cupboards and toss both strange ingredients and hard to find cooking implements into her sack as if she had every right to do so. As she does so she responds to Astra, "Well I don't know about now after I've encountered the royal oils, but I wasn't before. I guess I don't know about the best in the world. I mean, how would I? I've barely traveled to most of it. I am trying though. I mean, to travel. I don't need to be the best. Though that would be nice. What about you? Are you royally oiled or the best at something?"
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    Orianna smiles at Astra. "It's been a long time since I've experienced rough winter. Things were a bit more temperate where I come from. It does get a bit cold at night, though. Your elder sounds like a wise man."

    As Sakura begins "packing," Orianna quietly shakes her head and studies the leftover dishes. "May I try one of these? They look delicious."
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    "Oh please do! But please don't judge me by them. Some of them have been sitting around for almost an hour." Sakura replies, her eyes now glued on Orianna's face to see her reactions despite her words. A close observer will note that her pupils have changed to a star shape.
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    "Oh of course. I'll only judge you by your best work." Orianna then gingerly picks up the salad, attempting not to drop any, and looks about the table a bit frantically. "Do you have a utensil of some kind?" Not waiting for an answer, she then puts the salad gingerly but swiftly back down and picks up one of the quail eggs, taking a small bite before Sakura can reply to her question.
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    "Uh..." Astra begins uncertainly but lowers her head, answering Sakura morosely, "No. No, I'm not..."

    The food they're talking about takes the pixie's interest. She flies on over to a pink muffin, picking off a handful of crumbs and nibbling on them. "Mmm!" she muffles eagerly, taking more bites.

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    Sakura, being the size of a human child, reaches for a drawer above her head and attempts to pull out the utensils. Which results in the drawer getting pulled in such a way that it shakes so hard a couple forks come flying out. Does one of them come dangerously close to spearing Orianna in the shoulder? No probably not, if only because she's wearing armor. "Uh....whoops." Sakura says kind of sheepishly.

    Sakura looks over at Astra, clearly puzzled at the pixie's tone.
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    Orianna tries her best to catch a fork on its way down, but with one hand occupied by delicious quail egg and her mind on said egg, she fumbles every falling utensil. As they clatter to the ground, Orianna checks herself for marks or cuts (or dramatically embedded forks) and then holds up her hand. "No harm." With her height, she has little problem reaching into the drawer and taking a fork herself, after which point she sits down to enjoy the nice salad.

    Though she says nothing while eating, Orianna hums and gives little moans to indicate the delicious flavors of the food she's enjoying. Despite her rather large interest in the food, she takes her sweet time eating it, savoring every small bite for a few seconds.

    Depending on how long she's there, Orianna may move on from the salad to other foods. She gives them all quite the interested eye, mainly focusing on the more filling meals. Though she'll be sure everyone else has taken a share if they desire before she slowly consumes everything allowed.
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    Sakura finishes stuffing things into the sack and then puts it inside of her kimono where apparently it simply vanishes as there's no sign of what should be a massive bulge nearly her size. She then looks to the others and asks, "While we're here and have such marvelous ingredients on hand would any of you like me to prepare anything? Oh and I'm pretty sure I saw some jerky, salted fish, and incredibly peppery crackers around here somewhere if you want to pack something for the journey in case I don't have an opportunity to cook or we get separated."


    ((Basically trying to get at least a bit more interaction in here, figured it might be interesting to know what everyone's favorite foods or dislikes are.))
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    Orianna responds quickly. "A nice butternut squash soup. I had one once when I was a kid, as a sort of rare thing. They don't grow much where I'm from. We traded quite a bit for one." Orianna seems to speak into the distance, slowly and with flare. She almost seems to grow a bit younger as you watch, a bright look reappearing in her eyes that was either hidden or not present before. "I couldn't tell you everything that was in it, but it was delicious. And very different." She looks as if she is about to continue, but stops short and seems to return to present. She pauses for a moment to eat a bit, then looks up. "What about you, Sakura? Anything you particularly enjoy eating? Or preparing?"

    At the sound of the rations, Orianna shakes her head. "Fouling this delicious salad with the idea of salted fish. I will eat jerky for months so long as I do not have to taste fish again."
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    Kor was really excited about this quest. Summoned by the queen, to take part in an important misssion. Now that was something he could brag about to his friends back at the forest. Although, since many of them were animals, Kor doubted they knew what it meant. He looked at the magnificent palace in awe, lost in his thoughts, barely paying attention to people talking around him. He had been here before, some years ago, but it still had the same effect as the first time.

    Just as Kor started thinking how there weren't any snacks offered, the human-looking girl, who was apparently the queens chef, mentioned something about going to the kitchen. "Finally, food!" Kor thought and flew after the rest of the group.

    In the kitchen, Kor flew around, gathering delicious sweets in his claws and munching them. His diet normally consisted of bugs, occasional mouse and dry rations travelers had, so faerie queen's kitchen was something else.

    Now the Chef was asking what everyone wanted for the road. Kor Glided over to her and said: "Something sweet and tasty. Jerky is nice too, travelers often carry it with them."
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    "Hmmmm." Sakura mummers and makes a mental note that Orianna doesn't like fish and that Kor likes sweets. While she waited for the others to reply (or not) she got to work on the first two requests. She looked around for the squash while considering what kind of sweets could be made with what was around. Eventually she found something very similar to the requested squash, though for some reason or other it was a brilliant red color and had a fairly strong scent. Shrugging she brought together some pots and pans and threw together a soup of mysterious red squash, melted butter, cloves, and a leek. She tasted a bit of it then served it into a bowl where she added a bit of milk and moved the spoon through it to give it a nice swirling appearance and shredded a bit of almond atop. "Allright here you go. It's a bit on the rich side, hope that's ok." she said to Orianna.

    She looked again at Kor and looked back at the almonds and an idea sprung to mind. First she finely chopped the almonds to bits, then made a small pie crust only about the size of her palm, cut up some peach and added some berries. She then made a small amount of cream and put all of those things into the little pie crust and put that in a small ceramic bowl. Then she completely ignored the oven and pans and other things you'd expect and stuck it into a kiln. She spun around a few times and hummed to herself and then pulled it back out again and fanned it off before handing Kor a small fruit and almond tart.

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    So, the soup came out pretty good, but the kiln must have been the wrong temperature, because the tart isn't quite right. Definitely not your best work.
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    Opal stands back a bit at the food to make sure everyone gets what they want. Then she steps in and helps Ora consume everything that would not travel well. With her larger size and dwarf-like density, Opal weighs about as much as the rest of the group put together. She has little daintiness in her feeding.

    While still eating, Opal starts talking again.

    Oh Sakura, this is shooo good! Whatever you want to cook is really fine. I bet Korialstrasz and I can gather whatever ingredients you like on the trip so we can travel well. I brought along some herbs that grow only at high elevations or in rocky soil in case I couldn't find them later. I also bought 22 different kinds of mushrooms for snacks and things. You're welcome to look it all over and make use of things that you could, well make use of.

    Turning to Orianna, Ora, do you think we need mounts or a wagon? That would attract more attention and restrict us mostly to roads where we would see more humans. I can keep a good pace and don't mind carrying others when their little feet get tired. Or their wings. I'm not sure what to buy. I've never been on a royal quest before.

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    Astra flits about between the various dishes, sampling morsels from all of them. "Well, I'm not hungry in the slightest anymore!" She giggles, then adds more seriously to the questions asked, "Anything you decide to cook will be ok for me. Well, I don't eat meat. So almost anything. But I don't need much food anyway, so I guess it doesn't matter."

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    Korialstrasz happily took the offered food and settled onto a table, then started nibbling on the tart. "Oh, this ish tasty!" Kor exclaimed and ate the rest. "I hope we can eat like this on the road".

    To Opal, Kor said: "Yeah, I'm totally good at foraging and stuff. Best prepare for some snow though. Oh, and you can call me Kor".

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    Astra flew up to the faerie dragon, the only other creature roughly her size. Extending a small hand, she said, "Pleased to meet you, Kor."

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    "Ah, there you are," says Winterglow as he enters the kitchen. "I've been looking everywhere."

    "I have procured travelling clothes for all of you." He beckons in another faerie with a cart full of fabric (2x medium travelling clothes, 1x small travelling clothes, 1x tiny travelling clothes, 2x tents). "They should keep you dry until the weather clears. Unfortunately, we do not have tame horses here, but our druids may be able to help - I can take you to them now if you like."
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    "Ah! That is very kind of you Mr. Winterglow. Erm.. would you mind if I asked a question?"

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    Kor shook the pixie's hand. "Nice to meet ya! Astra, right?"

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