Queen of the Dark Ashes, Serpentelle *, had her eyes set on Paisland for years. She had been defeated several times by the powerful soldiers of Queens Zaamiel and Lixores, who had been trained by the great warrior, Meezro and inspired by wisdom guidance of Solon.
Being determined to take over this precious land, Serpentelle took hiding in a murky cave in a far away land for two years and strengthened her witch power to be able to finally combat these little creatures.
One morning she scattered her most powerful spell across Paisland. The next day, Queens Zaamiel and Lixores soldiers fell ill. They were mysteriously tired and lethargic by daylight and restless and agitated as soon as the sun disappeared in the western horizons.
The two queens desperately turned to Solon for advice. He suggested to make special elixirs to give them energy during the day and relax them at night.
He recommended to seek help from the Mayan’s Queen and the Persian King. Mayans land was well known for having the best of the white chia seeds and blue agave. Persian rose and valerian root were famous for their remedial properties, when it came to uplifting the mood in the morning and relaxing the body and mind at night.
They called on Saba and Touran to set out to Mayan and Persian lands and use their ant and bee soldiers to harvest all the ingredients so that they can make the magic potions.
Saba and Touran set out on their adventurous journey. In the Mayan land they watched the ants while they harvested the chia seeds, singing in harmony with the glorious chirping of the birds. The magical seeds were glowing in their hands as they passed the bouncy seeds on to the next soldier, whose face lit up with a big smile and glittering eyes full of joy.
The soldier bees on the other side of the field drew the nectars out of the blue agave plants, storing them in each of the tiny little chestnut shells. They became part of this magical orchestra by joining in the singing and swaying their little bodies in tune with the music.
Saba and Touran were mesmerized looking at all these exciting events and couldn’t help but to dance in tune with the magical music.
In the Persian land Saba and Touran eagerly watched the soldier bees and ants while they sang and harvested the rose petals and orange blossoms. The petal extracts were lit with a magical glow while they were poured into the golden walnut shells.
The two friends, accompanied by Mayan and Persian delegations, then set out to take the magical ingredients back to Paisland and rescue Queen Zaamiel and Lixores soldiers.
Back in Paisland, in a special ceremony, organised by Solon, the ingredients were mixed to make the magical potion and given to the soliders. As soon as they drank the elixir of life, they all became healthy, strong and happy and the dark spell of Queen Serpentelle vanished and she became the dark ash and disappeared into the air…..
Queen Zaamiel and Lixores had a majestic appearance and a speech to enlighten everyone on importance of being strong, united and kind to each other to make sure no dark spell is ever casted over the precious Paisland again.
* Serpentelle comes from Serpent (snake)
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