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The remaining three—Sangfroid, Plangeduc, and Redrue—arrived by late ferry, crossing the channel from mainland to island, easily mixing with the post tent-concert human crowd who were enthused and tipsy, some sufficiently high, so that the trio were barely noticed.
Those who did notice the three were easily convinced that nothing was abnormal, by Plangeduc’s story about a grieving widow (Redrue conjured the costume and the change in size and shape) who refused to remove the fox stole (Sangfroid) that she wore about her neck.
“It was her dear husband’s final gift to her before he died in a tragic canned cream of mushroom soup supermarket accident,” Plangeduc told them sorrowfully, adding, “It’s the only thing that keeps her from losing her mind, so please don’t mention it to her.”
The three gnomes in disguise drifted into an unlit area of the ferry, and the rest of the passengers soon forgot about them with the help of a mild glamour from Redrue.
“You can get off my neck, now,” groused Redrue, once passengers and crew had left and the ferry was secured to the main dock.
“With pleasure, because you smell like an old lady in need of a bath, Redrue,” Sangfroid volleyed back, although in truth he kind of liked the scents of lavender and gingersnaps.
© Liz Husebye Hartmann (2025)
(To be continued)
Valley of the Trolls 
fun adventure.. thank god for the human propensity for over-indulging in mind-altering libation!
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This was a particularly gritty scene- from (supposedly) being squashed by a can of soup to smelling like an unwashed old woman- maybe they could use a drop of the what the humas left behind in their flutes! hehehehe
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Loved that end of the last sentence ‘…scents of lavender and gingersnaps.’ Delightful! (and yes please, some for me too).
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The secret reason gnomes get along after all. 😉
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They got away with it, that’s the important thing.
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I like how Sangfroid was changed into a fox stole. Those gnomes have a lot of superpowers, but they need them to go undetected.
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No worries, I just have short-term memory issues. Rewinding a little and rereading is par for the course for me…
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🤗 I get ya!
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I love the names! I’m going to have to go back and reread all of the installments to this one, once they are all done.
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Consider the constraints, VERY rough draft, Steve. But sure, have at it.😋
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