Pirate's Epilogue

With Pirate’s return and the waning of The Lady With The Long Golden Hair’s Treimhse Ar Adoration, it does not take long to put House back together. She wants many improvements none of which she receives. Writer Lady’s excuse is that the house has been through so much already, wouldn’t it be nice to rest for a bit. House does not think so but cannot get anyone to take her side.

“Isn’t this nice, everyone sitting together?” Aunt Purdy asks.

The entire group is crowded into the living room. Pirate sits on the couch. The Lady With The Long Golden Hair sits on one side of him, Writer Lady, the other. Monitor Man stands by the front door. Carp stands next to him. Tinkletoes stands in front of the entry way between the living room and the kitchen.

“Do you get the feeling that Pirate is the reason for this gathering?” Carp asks Monitor Man. “It almost feels like an intervention.”

“Or a firing squad.” Tinkletoes says.

“When Pirate first came to me,” The Lady With The Long Golden Hair begins, “he was deeply saddened and angry with himself. I will not share details, those are not important. He told me about something that he had done that he was not happy about and asked me for punishment. After much thought, I agreed to it. He stayed with me and served as my champion. With all that has happened and all of the progress that has been made, especially with all he has done during this most recent period of adoration, I have decided that it is time for Pirate’s punishment to be over. He has served me and served me well. He has faced many demons, several of his own. He has been victorious time and time again.”

Tinkletoes leans over and whispers. “That’s what a woman looks for. Stamina.”

Writer Lady looks at Carp. Carp smacks Tinkletoes on the back of the head. She nods.

“I want to tell him that he is no longer bound to me in any way. What he does from this day forward is of his own choosing. I wanted to announce it in front of witnesses. He will argue if I don’t have witnesses.”

“Pirates don’t argue Milady. We listen then do what we want to.”

“What are you going to be doing now?” Writer Lady asks.

Pirate looks at Writer Lady then The Lady With The Long Golden Hair. His eyes pan the room looking at all of the faces. He spots something shiny in the corner of the room and smiles. The smile disappears as quickly as it appears. “First I must see the Lady With The Long Golden Hair back home. Her lodgings must be put to rights.”

Pirate leaves with The Lady With The Long Golden Hair. There is still much to be done at her house. A new champion will need to be found as well.

The children play as the adults visit. A writer lady doesn’t visit Faerie every day does she? Dylan runs through the room, chased by his brother and the baby dragon. The boy stops on his way out of the room and asks, “Where did the magic sword go?”

“It’s in the corner. TP is taking it back to Faerie later.”

“I don’t see it.” Dylan says.

“It’s in the corner Sweetie.”

Peter looks at all four corners of the room. “No, it isn’t.” He says.

“That means...” Monitor Man says.

“It means that Pirate is running loose with Excalibur.” Writer Lady begins looking under the couch, in other rooms. In the refrigerator. Hey, you never know. “This is not good. Not good at all.”

“Hey. Doesn’t that mean Pirate’s the Queen of England now?” Tinkletoes asks.

P.S. If anyone meets a pirate wielding a magic sword please tell him that the Queen of England would like to have Excalibur back now.