Prolog

Candy that designs her own clothes and brought them to the seamstresses in the palace to make for her then sell them in town needed to make some extra money so she went to Alieta and asked her if there was anything she could do in the palace. Alieta came up with the idea of making her Zan's tour guide so that Zan could learn more about Fae Land and the people living here. She told her to just use the horses in the stable to travel around with Zan. Candy went to the stalls and tried to pick a couple of horses for Zan and herself but an elf stopped her and said she was not allowed to uses the horses. Candy explained that she was now in charge of showing Zan around. Ya sure you are, said the elf. You are probably just a kitchen helper. No I design clothing but Alieta gave me this part time job, said Candy. Now you are just fibbing, said the elf, I am sure you are just the kitchen help. Candy went back to find Alieta but she was not in the dinning room anymore. She went to the den next and found her sitting in her chair reading. Candy told Alieta that the elf in stable would not let her take horses from the stall because she thought I was just a kitchen helper and not any helper for Zan. We will see about that, said Alieta and went with Candy to the stalls. Pick any two horses you want dear and make them very good looking ones, said Alieta. The elf came out running to stop Candy again but stopped in her tracks when she saw Alieta. So you wouldn't let my girl have any horses because you thought she was just a kitchen helper, said Alieta to her in a mad voice. Well yes, I thought she was lying to me and was taking two horses. Well I told her to but that is not what is really bothering me, said Alieta. The elf knew she was in trouble now. You said she was just a kitchen helper like it was a low end easy job, said Alieta. You have no idea what it is like to work in that big kitchen and serve people food to make them happy. They are all very important to me and I see them every day, said Alieta. I am sorry Alieta, said the elf. Well I am glad you are but not good enough. You insulted the kitchen staff so I am giving you chance to see for yourself how hard and important it is to work the kitchen. For one month you will work there just like you thought Candy did. Then if you do a good job, maybe, just maybe I will return you to the stalls, said Alieta. Yes Alieta, said the elf and headed to the kitchen. Candy had picked two nice horses. Those two are perfect Candy. Strong and good coats on them, said Alieta. Yes they are perfect, said Candy but maybe you were a bit hard on that girl, said Candy. Oh not at all, actually I went easy on her, said Alieta. She insulted the entire kitchen staff that are all my friends and no one does that and gets away with it. Candy smiled at Alieta. Now off you go and find that pretty Triffie, I think she headed towards the elf village, said Alieta with a smile, then went back into the palace.

The Adventure Begins

Candy jumped on her horse and wondered how she was going to manage the two horses at once. Another elf came up to her and said wow, about time someone gave that big headed elf a lesson. Such a snob! said the elf. Candy smiled at her. Now Candy you just have to ride your horse and this one will follow you where ever you go. Fast or slow. Oh okay that makes things much easier, said Candy. Anyways I will be coming over to your place soon to see what new you have designed. I am looking for a nice party dress, said the elf. Okay I have a few you can look at, said Candy. I got to go and find Zan now, nice seeing you again Carling then off she went. Carling watched her leave. About time something good happened to her, she said. Who was that asked one of the other elves working the stall. That was Candy, she got a raise and works with Zan now. Oh Candy, she is an amazing designer. She is going to keep doing that, isn't she. Yes she will, this is just something extra for her and because of her we got rid of Gladas for at least a month, said Carling. They both laughed and went back to work. Candy looked all over the place but couldn't find Zan anywhere. She went to an elf she knew that was walking to the palace and asked if she saw Zan. Oh yes she is amazing, she said. She held my hand and said I used to be a Triffie a long time ago when she was queen. She asked me where she should look for more of her old friends and I sent her towards where you live in the eleven village. Oh good, said Candy. Look at you Candy, riding a horse and all now. Yep Alieta put me in charge of Zan. Wow! You get to be with a very beautiful queen now, she said. Lucky you but well deserved. You will find her, She makes everyone happy that she meets. Candy headed towards her place in the village and saw a bunch of elves gathered together. She got off her horse and went and saw Zan talking to them all. Hi Candy, look who is here, said one of the elves. Yes I have been looking for her. I am suppose to help her and show her around. Oh okay, she said. Hey Zan, Candy is here looking for you. Zan came over and looked at Candy then touched her. Oh Alieta made you my helper. Nice to have my helper back again, said Zan and hugged Candy. Candy smiled. So I used to be your helper before, asked Candy. Yep you saved my life a few times but one time you stepped in front of an arrow for me and died. I was so sad, but you are here now and she hugged Candy again. So what we do now, asked Zan. Well we could look for more of your old friends or go for a bit of a tour of Fae Land, said Candy. Tour sounds better, said Zan. She pointed at the extra horse and said, for me? Yes, said Candy. Present from Alieta. Oh I love Alieta too. Zan jumped on the horse like a pro and said which way. Wow one jump and landed perfect on the horse, Candy thought to herself. Bring her to Lake Casper Park. It is gorgeous there this time of year, said one of the elves. Good idea, said Candy and off they went.

They rode for about ten minutes and got to the southern most point of the park. Oh smells nice here, said Zan. Yes it does, said Candy. Lilacs are in bloom now. They followed the stream until they got to the lake. Oh so beautiful, said Zan. Is good to go in the water? she asked. Yes it is very clean, said Candy. Good, said Zan. She jumped off her horse then stripped and ran into the lake. Well that is different Candy thought to herself. Come please, water nice, said Zan. Candy walked to the edge of the lake then Zan said come or you chicken? then smiled. No I am not chicken, said Candy. She took off her dress and went in the lake with her. Water nice right, said Zan. Yes it is very nice, said Candy. Zan started to splash her and Candy splashed back. Zan said, listen. someone coming. Lets hide, and went under water. I saw two people walking by so I went under water with her. Zan was blowing bubbles under water and making faces at Candy. She laughed and we went back up for some air and saw the coast was clear. They both put their clothes back on and we walked further down the lake shore with their horses. There were two young boys fishing from the side of the lake and Zan went up to them and said hi. Oh wow, you have horns said one of the boys. Yes she is Triffie and her name is Zan, said Candy to him. My she is very pretty too, said the other boy. So you two catch yet? asked Zan. No not yet but that is okay, it's a nice day today, said one of the boys. Zan looked out over the lake then pointed. Over there fast, she said. The two boys cast out to where she pointed and with in seconds they both had a fish on the line. Thanks Zan! said the boys. Zan smiled and they started on their way again. One boy said to other, Wow, so pretty. I wonder if she is married. The other boy slapped him on the back of the head and said, "You are only fourteen stupid" then they both laughed as they pulled in their fish.

They walked a bit further and saw a picnic area where human families were playing and eating. We go see them, asked Zan. I don't know, said Candy. I don't know any of them. So lets go know them and Zan jumped on her horse again and rode over to them. Man I wish I could get on a horse like her, Candy said to herself. They rode up to a big gathering that looked like they were celebrating something. Zan got off the horse and said to me. "Human men, they okay?" Yes no danger Zan it will be okay but maybe this is a private party, said Candy. Just then one of the women waved them over. She says come, we go? asked Zan. Sure why not, said Candy. They walked over to them and the woman said wow, we heard about the new girl in Fae Land with horns. You are so pretty. Thank you, said Zan. You are very pretty too. She smiled at Zan and invited the two of them to sit and eat with them. Candy introduced Zan and herself to them then sat down. So how do you like Fae Land asked the woman. Oh very beautiful. Most beautiful I have ever seen, said Zan. So where do you live asked a little girl sitting across from Zan. In the palace with Alieta, she is very nice, said Zan. Wow mom she lives with Alieta, how cool. No it is warm in there, said Zan. They all laughed. Candy told her that it was just a figure of speech that meant really good. So she is still learning English then? asked the father. Well lets see, said Candy. This morning she knew about a dozen words and a few sentences but now she can speak pretty darn good, said Candy. No way, she must be super smart to be able to learn that fast, said the father. She is almost as smart as Alexa, said Candy. Really? Hmm maybe she could help me with this idea then, I can't figure it out for the life of me, said the father. Okay what is it you are trying to do, asked Candy. Well I want to make something that is fun for kids around my children's age but also fun for adults too but it has to be small enough to be able to be put away easy and put together easily when it is time to play again he told Candy. I want it to be easy to make so I can make more and sell them to make more money for my family. Oh fun game then, said Zan. Yes exactly, he said. You have pencil and some paper maybe? Zan asked him. Yes, here in my bag, he said. The father handed her the pencil and a book with mostly blank paper in it. Zan looked at some of the drawings that he had made in it so far. Nope not right, getting closer, she said. Zan turned to a bank page and started to draw. She kept on looking up then at the little girl and smiled at her then kept working with the pencil on the paper. Then she looked up at the boy that was batting a small white ball between his hands that had black dots on it. Awe yes she said then drew some more. There, fun game, she said. She handed it to the father and he saw a detailed drawing of what looked like a board with sidewalk like spaces on it that went in a spiral but had darker blocks that had a number on it that either pointed forward or back. In the middle was a circle where Zan had wrote "Finish". She also drew two cubes that had black dots on them but each side there were a series of dots from one to six. There was also small round disks that would be used for each person playing to use to move around on the pathway. She had shaded them in from light to almost black. Wow this looks great but how do you play it, he asked Zan. Very easy, she said. You all start here then first person rolls the two cubes then move your disk the number the dots they add up to be. You land on dark square then move free forward or back, what ever it says. First one to center wins. Wins what asked the brother. Ice cream, said the little girl. They all laughed. Just like Ivy you are, said Candy. The father looked at it again and said this is genius. It will work and is very easy to make and can be made to sit on a table. Just amazing, he said. I told you she was very smart, said Candy. You make adjustments that you want like colour and shapes, said Zan. Thank you so much Zan, you are a miracle maker. No angels make miracles, said Zan. Yes they do and so do you now, he said. Okay Zan we best be moving on. Still some more to see before we head back to the palace. They got up and the family all waved goodbye with smiles on their faces. It seems that everyone you meet ends up smiling, said Candy. Smiles are very good, said Zan and they rode on out of the park.

They rode on a bit and got to the north town. Alexa lives in this town, said Candy to Zan. Oh Alexa very smart too. I like her, said Zan. They rode on but Candy didn't know what house she lived in. She asked a person walking by and she said, just ahead, number twenty one. They got to Alexa's place then Candy warned Zan that she had two big wolves as pets but they were very friendly. Oh friendly wolves. Very odd, said Zan. Yes but when I say big I mean very big, said Candy. I must see then, very big friendly wolves, said Zan. Candy knocked on the door and Alexa answered. Hi there, how can I help you, asked Alexa. Hi, my name is Candy and Alieta put me in charge of taking care of Zan and showing her around. Oh yes I thought I recognized you from the palace grounds, said Alexa. Yep that is me but got a new job for now. So where is Zan, asked Alexa. Um she was right behind me. Who is it? asked Diego. It is Candy and she brought Zan here with her but she is missing right now, said Alexa. Where is Angus and Sivia? Alexa yelled back to Diego. Out back kicking the ball around. Oh dear, lets go check, said Alexa. They went to the back yard and saw Zan playing with them and kicking the ball round. I don't believe it said Candy. Anyone else would be scared or at least shocked when seeing Angus and Sivia, but Zan is playing with them like she already knew them. Well they can sense good and bad so they would never hurt her, said Alexa. Hi Zan, said Alexa. Hi Alexa, big wolves are very fun to play with, said Zan. Alexa went over to her and introduced them to Zan. Nice and big and you nice and small. Perfect match, said Zan. Alexa smiled. Yes I love them both, said Alexa. Diego came out back and said hi to Zan and Candy. They do tricks too said Alexa. Show her how they jump Alexa, said Diego. Okay, ready you two. One two three go, and she threw the ball high in the air. Angus and Sivia jumped up after it but so did Zan and got the ball first. They all fell back down and Zan handed the ball to Angus. Wow said all of them at once. That was amazing, said Alexa. Yes I like to jump, and run fast too. Good exercise, said Zan. I see that, said Alexa. Yep and I heard you can go invisible too, said Alexa. Yep but don't need to here, no bad men trying to kill me in Fae Land. Oh, okay then, said Alexa. You are speaking really good now, you learn fast, said Alexa. Yes in a few hours she went from knowing bunch of words and a few phrases to this, said Candy. I love her Triffie accent though. Yes very sexy too, said Alexa. Zan just smiled.

Tempressa came around the corner and said hi. I knocked first so I figured you would be back here, said Tempressa. Oh look Zan is here with the Candy. Yep Candy is in charge of showing Zan around and stuff. So how are things going with you and Zan so far? asked Alexa. Pretty awesome so far. First she met some of my friends that she could feel were old souls of Triffies, then we went skinny dipping in Casper Lake, then we met a couple of boys fishing and she helped them catch a fish each then she help a human father and his family by inventing a board game that actually sounds like a lot of fun to play and now we are here, said Candy. Now go back a bit, said Tempressa. You two went skinny dipping in the lake at Casper Park? Yep, Zan is not shy at all, said Candy. Water really nice there, said Zan and smiled at Tempressa. I have always wanted to do that but never got up the nerve to do it, said Tempressa. Take Zan with you one day. She has a way of getting you in the water nude, said Candy. She must, said Tempressa. Alexa was just smiling away. So sounds like you are having fun together, said Alexa. Yes Candy is very cool said, Zan. Alexa laughed. Oh she learned the meaning of that expression today from the family's little girl, said Candy. So where you off to now? asked Alexa. Back to the palace now through Eden and past Waterfall Mountain, said Candy. Oh let me come with you. I am heading out to the palace to talk to Alieta about something anyways, said Tempressa. Okay, said Candy. So why are you here then Tempressa, asked Alexa. Oh just dropped in on my way by. Being neighborly you know, said Tempressa. Oh okay. So what you talking to Alieta, about. You know, the money situation with Ivy, said Tempressa. Oh ya, now I remember, said Alexa. Okay we better get going, don't want to miss supper, said Candy. This will be the first time I have every eaten in the dining room with Alieta. Good she loves to feed people that is for sure, said Tempressa. Okay lets go Zan. Time to head back. Almost supper time, said Candy. The three of them went to their horses and Candy said watch this to Tempressa. Zan jumped up on the horse again in one leap. Wow, that girl gets on a horse like Paisley does, said Tempressa. Yep and I was worried she never rode a horse before, said Candy. They all headed out towards the palace.