#fenixtj

Ariel grins

"And see, here I drew your crest." On the back of a card, Salma has doodled a Star - flanked by what might be a kitten, and a flower. "See, for Condesa's Fiona and Liam. Or for your love of Mamacita and those small, and flowers." A nod.

(Oh, it's Gwydion and Liam. Foo)

"Oh shoot.. did I do the card wrong for Tonto?" Ariel says "didnt' know we were putting OUR symbols on it. "

(Make it a little bird!)

"Oh! Lovely!"

On Tonto's card she has put the words 'They told us you were funny, guess we HERD right!'

Salma laughs at the card. "That is even better! Maybe the joke, she is your symbol today."

"Oh I can put some farm stuff on it , or a goat on a rainbow"

"Careful, if someone pranks on you, they might get your goat." Solemnly warning.

"yeah yeah" she snerks

Ellie carefully writes a note to thank Slap and Dash, and to spell everything right, and make pretty letters!

Soon, four colorful cards are ready...

one of them, trapped

Ellie is requested to hold that one, with Salma carefully warning her to hold it just so and angled away. And back they go to find if Phobos managed to keep them herded together.

PHobos waits out their door. he himself none the wiser but they might hear him grumble.

"Thank you, Sir Phobos!"

"Welcome, your excellency" Nope it's not them he's grumbling about.

And he guides em back

And a shy pause, but she whispers up to the redcap as they pass, blushing a little at her temerity in doing so. (Sir, if you might please stand a STEP further away, por favor.)

Why? Maybe one of the girls is frightened of him.

A brow knit.. but he does so

"And muchas gracias, to our jester-folk!" Ellie greets the gaggle.

Applause breaks out, polite claps, a few 'hear hear' and so on

Salma looks proud as she uses her Spanish!

Phobos is a local so native born son

And he too looks pleased that Elle's Spanish is improved even a little

(She used the right vowel this time!)

Tonto takes his, and reads then begins to laugh.. "herd.. it's funny because it's true" Belly laugh

Salma takes one of Ellie's hands and one of Ariel's, beaming at them as they read their cards.

Slap goes "Awwww... if I ever have kids I hope they're as sweet as you"

Dash's eyes widen a bit with alarm, but not because of HIS card then "Oh these are too kind."

"We look forward to seeing you at Highsummer!"

"We look forward to being there" A nod

And Bonk takes his, "Well, all's well that ends..." His pun is cut short as he opens the card for him

And as a spray of purple glitter pops out to waft over him, Salma says with a small grin, "From Condesa Ellie and her friends, Gracias desde el fondo de nuestros corazones. Thank you, from the BOTTOM of our hearts."

"Oh... OH!" Giggle.

Bonk's armor is no protection against glitter

(What is really?)

Insidious, it seeps into even the cracks of the poor dillo’s armor and will be found for weeks to come.

And Bonk... blinks...

Tonto breaks out into a deep ROLLING laugh

Others join in, but no no so loud as.. Bonk himself!

Bonk laughing seems to give Ellie permission to go from a giggle to a full laughing fit.

The glitterplotion card gets an eyebrow from Jessica.

Laughing-fit!

Everyone breaks out laughing.. perhaps to Jessica's surprise, even Constance chuckles and Coy. Fellow trolls

Bonk bows low and scoots backwards out the door.

And a small curve of her lips from Jessica.

Slap and Dash recover, and Slap says "You have a loyal court, Countess." Then they bow and Dash picks up his wife like a dancer and whirls out with her.

Ellie waves to the departing jesters!