affame_le_geant_he_wept_then fyn gula "ahora sostengame, el me esta conduciendo enojadol!" puppertwinkle said to saumboo. feignez the woodpecker's detailed description of proina was way too much for him to bear and he desperately needed the comforted protection only saumboo's arms could provide. "aqui venido pequeno muchacho," saumboo said, affectionately. he felt for puppertwinkle and lifted the little dog with fatherly compassion. he ran his hand across puppertwinkle's smooth fur and could feel him relaxing. fiegnez paused. she used the time to her advantage like all those who deceive. she collected her wits, shifting them about like a deck of cards. the hand she was playing was marked. and she would win. if not, she knew it would cost her big time. it was for her life that she was playing. "what is proina doing now?" saumboo asked. puppertwinkle's ears shot straight up. "proina is surely on her way here to destroy frau werzenwozen," feignez said, matter of factly. "that's what the fall of birds was all about." feignez stretched one wing and one leg like a ballet dancer. "you see, her ultimate goal is to win back boffden the gnome's affection for she lost it and when he fell in love with the german lady she freaked. she is very jealous. she wants you, saumboo, because you are the exchange, the pawn. if she can capture you and use you as bait to woo boffden then all will be restored." "i don't understand," saumboo said. "why does boffden want me in the first place?" "because you are chosen one," feignez said. "you are the bridge between kemulya and rynomari. reality and fantasy. boffden needs you to connect his soul so the two will merge and there will no longer be the separation. nobody has ever been able to do this. through you it is possible." "and so, proina is trying to prevent this?" saumboo asked. "yes." "why?" feignez smiled to herself for this is what she was waiting for. this was the question that she hoped would get saumboo to give her control and eventually permit her to lead them into proina's clutches. "because boffden will destroy you, saumboo. he will completely strip you of your self. can't you see he has already begun the process? you are blind. what do you think is next?" "i'm so fucking confused," saumboo said. "all i know is i used to be a servant for king mal. when i was trying to help him find out why his favourite apple tree was yanked out of the ground, i tripped and whoosh! the worlds split and now i'm trapped between them." "that is why you need me," feignez said, moving closer. "i will be your guide out of this place. you can't let boffden carry out his plan for you will never return to your home. he wants to use you for his gain. he will break you." saumboo wept then. he was so full of questions and personal concern. his blindness was a hammer that beat him. his confusion was a black hole that was swallowing him. puppertwinkle licked his hand. "don't cry," feignez said. "you don't have to understand all of this. it's too much for anyone. trust me. i know. i am on your side." saumboo set puppertwinkle down. his tears dropped from his eyes like rain from the branch of a tree. "i'm putting the harness back on. lead us out of this place of death." 020629 what's it to you? who go blather from