#fenixtj

"Donquito wanted you."

Sadly, the sunbeam has left.. treacherous thing

"Si, I am warm when the shelf cools." Scooping him up. "He will forget me again, when his beloved returns. Ay, tragedia."

"Such is the way of cats."

Ariel comes in "look what I got!"

"Que?"

"What?"

She holds up a bag of tiny bonnets , sombreros, and top hats that are kitten sized

"Where did you find those?"

Salma eyes them, and pronounces, "Los siento, Ariel - those will not fit Holger."

"Maria and rosa made them for ..." Ariel laughs, sees Holger's concerned look, and laughs harder "not for us, for the kittens"

"Oh, that is good. I thought we would need to put one each on his horns."

Holger blushes, for he is a troll nto a satyr, and a young one. his horns are small. they are not yet the ridges of a warrior

"Well, Lucky is in a tuxedo, so I think he needs the top hat..."

"Donquito needs a bonnet..." She reaches for a sombrero, setting it on her head for a moment. "No, not my color." Before seeing if the kitten will tolerate a string tied lightly under his chin.

Donquito is truly the most easy going of the kittens

A giggle, she tries resting hats on Ramona, but the tabby seems convinced they are toys to ATTACK!

The Calico tries to get out of hers... by backpeddling

But soon, she finds herself wearing a pretty bonnet.

Ariel goes "You look BEAUTIFUL" SHe assure Aria/Holigan

The Calico swears terrible terrible revenge upon her mistress. NOt TOO terrible. She loves her.. but there will be something

Gigglng

Ramona... KILLS the sombrero! Pounce!

"I don't think Ramona likes her crown " Ariel jokes

"Ramona, not nice!"

a laugh. "Her paws are little needles, she thinks it is a ratón to gobble up. Ramona, no, it is a hat, not a rat."

"Cabezo? No... that's head..."

LUcky has his top hat on and..dang.. he looks dapper

"Crown is corona. Sad, words getting in trouble when it's not their fault." A frown. "I am glad we are safe here." She admits to her friends.

"Yes. I... oh, I had bad dreams about sick people."

"You okay" Ariel says sympathetic

"Dreams, or a vision?" She asks, worried. A hand reaches over to pat at Ellie's arm reassuringly.

She bites on her lip.

"Not here."

And she wraps an arm around her. "Could you tell where? Does Dama Ash know?" And then, with certainty. "If it is near, the Condesa will send help."

Ariel bites her lip "is it the farm?"

"The city? A hospital, I don't know..."

"Oh. " Ariel says "We.. you should talk to Dame Ash about it. She's a beaumayn liek you"

"I like the happy dreams better."

Salma gives Ellie a hug. "It is good that you dreamt this. Now that you know, there can be help. Happy dreams are boring, anyways." The lie is plain, but the rest, she hopes as reassuring.

"Though you're probably DUE for a happy dream next time. Something to look forward to"

"Si, si."

"And I have friends, most bueno amigas."

"Buenas amigas." She corrects with a grin. "Bueno Amigo." And a nod to Holger.

Holger grunts and nods. He and his cat are now in guard mode

"Ah! I always mix up the endings..."

"It's okay, they are all happy endings. Let's go find la Profesora."

"Spanish isn't easy for me either" Ariel says

"I think I'm getting better!"