Tales from Wizard Koylo

Hazy Yellowish Red Light Filtered Through The Vines. Princess Oriandaawoke To The Sounds Of Whispers And Chuckling. She Had Forgottenat First That She Was Not At Home. Squinting Open One Of Her Emeraldgreen Eyes She Spied The Wood Nymph Children Silhouetted In Themorning Glare. She Opened Her Other Eye Giving The Wood Nymphchildren A Wide Toothy Smile. Once They Saw She Was Awake They Allclamored Around Her Frolicking And Laughing Joyfully.Pointing At Prince Jinxie Sleeping On His Back Princess Oriandawhispered To The Wood Nymph Children “Jump On Him And Ticklehim!”The Wood Nymph Children Gathered Around The Prince In Acircle Formation. One Was At The Top To Make Sure He Stayed Asleep.Princess Orianda Waved One Of Her Hands In A Forward Motion Theother Hand Was Up To Her Lips In A Shushing Manner. One Bravewood Nymph Child Suspiciously Poked At Prince Jinxie’S Side Timidly.Then He Jumped Back Just In Case! When He Didn’T Move The Otherwood Nymph Children Started Randomly Poking Prince Jinxie. Everytime One Would Poke Him He Would Roll This Way And That.Suddenly Jumping Up Prince Jinxie Screeched “You Got Me!”All The Wood Nymph Children Backed Up In Surprise Until They Sawprince Jinxie Smile. All The Wood Nymph Children Ran Back Towardshim And Princess Orianda Laughing Once Again With Merriment.Tales From Wizard Koylo 39Princess Orianda Was Laying On The Bedroll Laughing So Hard Shewas Rolling Back And Forth. She Had Finally Gotten Prince Jinxie Backfor All The Jokes He Was Always Playing On Her! Prince Jinxie Gave Herthe Briefest Of Cold Stares. All That Did Was Make Princess Oriandalaugh Harder! She Had Tears Rolling Down The Corners Of Her Eyes.Prince Jinxie Smiled He Could Never Hold A Grudge For A Prank“Okay! Are You Happy? You Got Me!”“If I Knew Playing Pranks Was This Much Fun . . .” Princess Oriandasaid Between Laughter “. . . I Would Have Done It Sooner!”Not Amused Prince Jinxie Said “Isn’T It Time We Get Going Toorangedale?”Princess Orianda Let Out One Last Giggle “Yes We Should Be Goingsoon. I Hope To See You Again Children! Would One Of You Pleasetell Dillard We Are Ready To Travel?” She Said.All The Wood Nymph Children Chorused As One “I Will!” Theyall Scrambled In Different Directions.After The Little Ones Were Gone Prince Jinxie Turned To Princessorianda By The Gods She Was Gorgeous In The Morning Sunlighthe Thought. He Kept Quiet Not Saying Anything About The Prank.“Orianda I Guess We’Re Even.” Princess Orianda Stuck Out Her Tinyhand And Prince Jinxie Smiling Shook It.“Orianda Can I Ask You A Question?” Prince Jinxie Queried.“Yes . . . Maybe . . . That All Depends On The Answer.” Princessorianda Knew Some Things Were Better Left Unsaid.“Why Are You Going To See My Father? Is It About This Book?”Prince Jinxie Knew Princess Orianda Would Probably Not Tell Himmuch But He Had To Ask Anyway.Princess Orianda Looked Seriously At Prince Jinxie’S Curious Babyblue Eyes. She Could See The Questions Lurking Behind Them. Whatshould She Tell Him? She Couldn’T Tell Him About The Prophesyhe Said He Didn’T Believe It. Yet She Did And So Did Many Others.“Jinxie . . . Yes It Is About Finding The Book Of Fairie Magic.”“Is It Spells And Potions And Stuff? What’S So Important About It?Isn’T There Another Copy? How Are You Going To Find It? Where Is It?”Prince Jinxie Asked As Many Questions As He Could Before Princessorianda Could Interrupt.40 Judith Anne Hathaway“It Is Not Just A Book Of Spells Silly . . . But It Is Something Like Aspell Book . . . It Is Sacred To The Fairie. And No There Is Not Anothercopy!” Princess Orianda Said No More. What She Said Already Wasclose Enough To The Secrets Of The Fairie That He Need Know.They Were Busy Rolling Up The Bedrolls And Cleaning Up The Messwhen Dillard The Guard Appeared In The Doorway. “The Childrensay You Are Ready To Travel.” He Stated.Prince Jinxie Answered “Yes We Have A Long Journey Ahead Of Us.”Prince