#fenixtj

And Rosa comes around "Countess? Girls? Hola. I hope all is well? I was just going to ask the boys if they wanted more snacks"

“Si, Senora Rosa.”

"And you girls have joined them! Wonderful. I did not know or I'd make more. What will it be?" She says

Sulk.

A fretful look. Tugging at an ear. In soft espanol. “All is well, we were just leaving.”

Rosa sees Ellie's sulk "Oh now . Do no worry, there is enough for all. I was going to ask you girls next I just didn't expect to find you with the boys. I'll get your churros now"

"We have churros READY?" Ariel says

"Of course!" Rosa says surprised they asked

“Holger, there are more churros.” She says, hopeful.

Taking a small bite of the saved treat from the mysterious “Brogan” bandito. Her ears perk up. “Mm!”

Quite good!

Jack says "Yup. Brogan's good."

"No teasing."

Rosa looks a tthe boys "Was their teasing? Because I do not cook for the teasing. Neither does Maria."

"Oh he- heck no" the nocker says "No teasing!"

"Never" Jack says

Ariel makes a motion to Jack of 'Got my eyes on you fellow satyr'

A smile and she offers the treat to Ariel and Ellie. There are three bite theres if they do not GOBBLE like mijos.

"Hmph!"

Ahpauch has vanished! Somehow escaping the lecture before it started

Ariel takes one bite "mmm!"

"Come come, we set you all down to watch a movie and have snacks .. I make nachos with cheese. "Rosa "And add that to the Churros. "

Cranky. "I don't want them now."

Ariel whispers "Ellie? Why not. The boys are behaving now. It's like I was told on the farm, the best way to a man's heart is his stomach because forget getting to his brain'

Sulk.

Rosa Mmm "maria, we need some hotcocoa too.." She calls out making orders... and soon says to Ellie "Would you like Bungo Britches the Bear?"

"...yes."

A nod and soon, snacks are flowing, and Ellie gets some hot cocoa with Bungo Briches in the grasp of her free hand or just acting like a pillow for her

And Holger and Salma? They smile as they each have plenty of churros and no hard feelings. And the boys, cowed by Ellie, do not dare tease Holger.

Ellie does settle. Bungo needs hugs, and the cocoa really is very nice...

And holger says "I have been reading the book you showed me? The one about the pig keeper boy? I Like him"

Her ears perk. “You are getting better at reading English!” Proud.

Ariel and Jack soon get into energetic chatter about things. Ariel more at ease as Ellie is

To Ellie, “do not dip the churros on the cocoa, it is a dreadful spell.”

Ahpuch playing the villain of this tale (And loving it) lurks in the shadows.

"Oh, the cocoa will destroy the churro, si."

“And then you would have churro flavored hot cocoa!”

"But no churro!"

“Ahhh. You are smart.” A grin.

Salma stirs her cocoa with the churro and takes a quick bite!

"See? Soggy."

"Try one of Brogan's pretzels maybe? Just dip fast" Jack suggests

Perhaps he is trying to make amends for being a boy

Holger is blushing at the praise about his English "the books you give, they help. I read them in Spanish, then I look at them in English. It helps"

With cocoa finished, Ellie starts getting blink. And Bear is quite soft and maybe she could rest her chin on him for a little while...

Somehow, as if by magic, the mug and any plate around the little sidhe are whisked away. Certainly not Bear though. Bear stays with her.

or more accurately, she stays with Bear.

Even whten Ellie's eye close. She soon is on her bed with the bear in her arms. And her cat purring on the tiny hill of both of them

“And so the Mighty Amigas triumphed over the boys, but not Holger, who was true blue through. All thanks to the Princesca who won the day. AND thanks to churros. The End.” Salma says softly, as she tucks herself into her bunk.

"You tell the best stories, Salma."