mortal is as mortal does

[imeanforever]

Promise is looking for dewdrops. She has just learned to candy them herself - it's not hard, if she does it in her own tree instead of in the field. So she's brushing the droplets into a little wooden cup. They blend together but she can separate them out again later.

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[ending_of]

She is transported to the tower almost as soon as she steps out of her gate.

"For what purpose did you send that other fairy here?"

[imeanforever]

"I'd like her unable to be a master, if you don't mind. I don't expect to want to do this again; she's unique."

[ending_of]

"Done, then. How do you mean to return her to your world?"

[imeanforever]

"I'll show her where my first gate is, since I can't reopen hers from this side."

[ending_of]

"I will transport you both to it, and allow her through the barrier."

Now Promise and the queen are both at the Downside gate.

[imeanforever]

"Alisyrrabel!" exclaims the queen. "Explain at once!"

Promise laughs, first, which is enough to have the queen very alarmed. "Right this way," she tells the queen, and leads her through the gate and shuts it.

The queen follows. "Explain!" she repeats.

Promise then she makes a candied dewdrop, well beyond the Queen's ability to cough it up. "Tell no one any names you know," she says.

The Queen opens her mouth, and finds herself unable to speak.

"Find your former vassals who will obey you without enforcement and dissolve your court with their help as best you can," continues Promise.

"Explain!" snaps the Queen.

"No," grins Promise, and she flutters to the top of her tree, and breaks off a branch, and flies and flies and flies and flies.