#fenixtj

And a thoughtful frown. "Donde es Holger? He was guarding earlier, he will stay out there all day if no one scolds him to come in." Standing to brush off her skirts.

"Oh...I think I have an accent, too."

She just got there.

"Holger is a knight in training."

"He saved the cats."

"He is OUR Cabellero."

"He is!"

"I would say, Caballerito, but he is still taller than me."

"Everyone is taller than me."

Holger might be found marching up and down the hallways protecting the injured and resting

Jonas blinks tiredly "he sounds like a fine boy"

"You need heels? But then you cannot run around as well. Ah, you need a throne that puts you up high. Or Tonto will give you a ride on his shoulders." And she notices. "We should go find Holger now." A nod.

"Oh, I like when Tonto gives rides!"

"Just a bit of a nap. I'll be fine" he says

A pause, looking at the sleepy Jonas. "Ohhhh."

"Tsk, we will find where they have a bed for you, and I will bring the champurrado y churros for your snack. If you were healed, you need to heal up your... your... sangre y azúcar. Or you will not have any strenght, and then your blue would go dull. Tsk."

"We could tell you bedtime stories. Only fair."

"It's quite all right . You girls are a joy, but you shouldn't focus just on me. Go give Caspian a chance to tell a story or two. It's what he likes. Do give Miss Zara space, she's fussing over her own troll. But later, well, she knows books better than almost anyone"

"Holger is strong and will help get you to bed. And then you'll feel better after you sleep. I was hurt when I came here, too."

"She knows books? I will go just outside her space and ask from there. Tomorrow, manana."

"This is a kind place of healing" He rises slowly out of the water

"Oh, now I've lost Salma, to this new Miss Zara."

"This is a kind place. Yes."

Salma watches him risingout for a moment, water dripping off a troll chest JUST a moment, then BLUSHES And turns away. "I have to go find Holger, or, ah, where is Donquito?" Suddenly she makes herself scarce.

He towls off, and his shorts drip a bit

"Don't worry, Ellie, Ariel.. I am sure Salma will come back to read you stories" He puts a hand over his heart and then heads out

Off in a corner somewhere she pats her cheeks to cool them. "Ay, dios mio. It was too steamy in there, si. That is all."

Ariel watches him go "he's CUTE"

With all the 'guests' abed and accounted for, kittens and girls are also collected for bedtime, and stories, and glasses of milk.

"Oh, I suppose?"

"Donquito, why would you sleep on the CLEAN laundry? Better than the dirty, I suppose. Now my shirt is all grey and we match." A sigh.

Dame Ash gathers the girls up "Bedtime, Stories, and milk girls... bring your kittens"

Ramona is retrieved. Twice.

To Ellie in a whisper, "Did your nightmare come true, or did it work out buena?"

"It was good!" Very happy.

She gets an impromptu hug. "Then I am glad!" And settles in for milk and stories and kittens.

Hugs, kittens, stories, amigas... oh, Ellie drifts off to a happy sleep.

Zzz, indeed.

Ash smiles as they drop to sleep one by mmmm our little dreamer gets a victory. Well done, little Countess

(End Scene)