On a certain day in Zi'da of the 722nd arc, Saoire was preparing another get together to facilitate the sharing of gifts through special doorways assigned to that purpose. It would begin a few days before the appointed hour of the gifting. They'd find a note some days earlier, tucked into the top of a doorway in their own home, detailing who their intended recipient of their gift was, with clues to what they might like. Then a date for which the gifting would take place. So the appointed gifter would know by when they could have their intended's gift ready, however they wished to come by it.
On the 42nd, the very same doorway they'd found the note in would open up into an idyllic realm of Saoire's Dream. The doorway became a portal into her realm, the birthplace of the Cadouri and the place where many of Saoire's own personal gifts were made. For this purpose, the Realm would serve as a hosting ground for the gifter and their intended, and was tailored to such a purpose as that. Especially suited to either recipient, so that the place would be appropriate to their identity and interests.
And as they were asked to have a gift prepared, they were assured they too would in turn receive a gift all their own. Through the very same doorway as they received their instructions, on the 42nd of Zi'Da, it would open up into the realm of Saoire's Dream where two would meet. One gifter, one intended. In this case, the two were Elisabeth and Zunylanih ~ Elisabeth had received her information about Zuny and, so, came prepared. The place they entered was a shop, it seemed at first glance. As they stepped through, though, they saw that it was in fact a toyshop - a workshop where toys were built and repaired. They were in the reception area, where there was a waiting area. In there was a table for them to sit at and on it was a selection of sweet and savoury treats - all the kinds of things that a child might like, and a selection of cold soft drinks. Toys and dolls, music boxes and spinning tops were on the shelves in this place, each in various states of repair or disrepair.
The windows looked out into the street where cadouri and taller folks walked quickly past, wrapped up against the snow which fell. Yet, it was warm in here and although there was a door to the outside, the bell did not ring to signal it opening for the entire time that the two were here. There to greet them was a sheep cadouri. He had on a heavy woolen coat and it wasn't clear whether he was wearing it, or it was wearing him. It may have been that he was naked, but just unshorn, it was hard to tell. "Baaa..... welcome, welcome, baaaaaaa" said the cadouri sheep, his voice rather high and a little squeaky. "I am Shaun, Saoire's Toymaker, and I bid you welcome." In between words he let out small bleats here and there as he gestured to the comfortable chairs around the table, each with a deep cushion to sit on "Make yourselves ... baaaaaa... at home. We are here totrial for Elisabeth to give her gift to Zunylania. You will receive a gift from another, of course, Elisabeth, and Zunylaniah will give one to someone else also. It's that time of the arc, after all.. baaaa."
He nodded to them, then, eager for them to get on with it.
