Since it was only her first year, Caelia couldn't enter Park 66, but that was fine with her; she preferred the friendlier, less dangerous creatures anyway. The cute, tiny blue speckled birds caught her eye instantly. Because she read about them, Caelia was instantly able to identify them as Jobberknolls. Though this particular bunch looked quite friendly, she wore her gloves as a percaution. She stuck her gloved hand, which held some small insects, into the cage. One of the Jobberknolls landed on her finger and ate out of her hand, and the others hovered in midair and ate. She wispered to them, complementing them on their lovely feathers (which also happen to be valuable potion ingredients), but she wasn't expecting a reply; Jobberknolls make no noise until the time of their death. After they were fed and she admired them a while longer, Caelia left them. Before she left, though, she said to them, "Don't worry, I'll be back."
On her way out of the park she noticed the Flobberworms. "Poor things. You must not get much attention," she said to them. They weren't really that interesting, but needed to be fed nonetheless. Caelia dropped some lettuce for them to eat, as well as a few other assorted vegetables, before heading back up to the castle. |