#fenixtj

"Hello!" Sprightly.

“Hola!” Salma adds.

"Hello, your excellency" The piskie says. A girl! Which means she could be clever

"What's your name?"

"Adalia"

And she tends to their food

"It's nice to meet you, Adalia. And thank you."

"You're welcome" She puts more bread down... and more sweets vanish. It's almost like magic, but no glamour

"Make sure you get a Rice Krispie treat, too..."

A blush "Already got two.." She says and scoots away "but thanks"

Ariel gapes "Hey..."

"Piskies."

Ariel huffs "We snitched those fair and squre"

Vaeltilde blinks "I don't think that piskie works here"

"Are you sure?"

"We don't have a piskie servant unless she's very very new"

"She may have snuck in."

"Mmm a freeloader" Vaeltilde says with a frown

"She IS working."

"Well.." Vaeltilde says not swayed entirely

Ariel says "Well, no harm done" Her grudge already fading

"There's a lot of sweets, and I bet we could ask for more if we ran out. Maria and Rosa always have churros..."

"But the last Churro, is for the burro" Ariel beams

Vaeltilde looks confused

"It's the rules."

"I don't think that's in the Escheat" Vaeltilde says with certainty

Ariel whispers to Vaeltilde the joke, points to Salma

"Ooooo I get it" Annd the Aesin laughs

Ariel smiles.

Maybe, Ellie realizes, those two MIGHT get along. Ariel is certainly trying

"They're still talking..." A look at the grownups. "Think we can go play dolls?"

"Yes," Vaeltilde says. "I think we can. But.." She rises "My Lord Baron? This wonderful feast is lovely, but we would request permission to with draw"

The baron nods "Very well, if the Countess Jessica agrees"

Jessica turns her head and nods to the girls "Very well."

And off they go (Tour to be continued)