Thrice-stranger-lover/Father of wildflower, pixie, and sprite/Feeds on the songs of laughter, fear, and pain as others feed on the songs of Light/All lost to him is regrown in Aldrya's bosom.
When Yelm Flower Bringer came and taught Aldrya and Shanassee the secret of making beautiful blossoms on the trees, the Aldryami rejoyced as the World Garden flowered and grew. After a time, Daughter-of-Grower and Son-of-Love slowed their creating. It was then that a Stranger came to Aldrya pretending to be her husband. The Stranger loved Aldrya in the same manner as Shanassee, strong and long and with tenderness, and so fooled Aldrya into thinking he was her husband. The Stranger eventually left, but not before creating new life with Aldrya. It was only when that life grew that the deception became apparent. Instead of tall green trees, there grew small colorful wildflowers. Aldrya was concerned, for she knew all her other husbands, but did not know the Stranger-Lover. Still, the World Garden had enough life and love to include these Aldryami.
Later, the Stranger came a second time to Aldrya pretending to be her husband. The Stranger again loved Aldrya in the same manner as Shanassee, strong and long and with tenderness, and again fooled Aldrya into thinking he was her husband. The Stranger eventually left, but not before creating more new life with Aldrya. It was only when that life grew that the deception became apparent. From the wildflowers came the mischievous Sprites. Although smaller than any of their kin, they were smarter than the runners and the equal in intelligence to the elves. Aldrya was concerned, for she knew all her other husbands, but she still did not know the Stranger-Lover. Still, the World Garden had enough life and love to include these Aldryami.
Then, the Stranger came a third and last time to Aldrya pretending to be her husband. The Stranger again loved Aldrya in the same manner as Shanassee, strong and long and with tenderness, and yet again fooled Aldrya into thinking he was her husband. The Stranger eventually left, but not before again creating new life with Aldrya. It was only when that life grew that the deception became apparent. From the wildflowers came fun-loving Pixies, the very souls of the flowers. Although the same size as their sprite kin, they were almost equal in power to the dryads of the trees. Aldrya was concerned, for she knew all her other husbands, but she still did not know the Stranger-Lover. Still, the World Garden had enough life and love to include these Aldryami.
And so the wildflowers, sprites, and pixies grew into the hearts and lives of the World Garden. They covered the forest floor with bright colorful flowers, and filled the forest air with bright colorful laughter. Even Shanassee came to love these children of his wife, and many forgot that it was the Stranger who had fathered these children.
Pixie Michaels
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Created: 21 August 1996
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