Where In the World Is Paris?

The castle at Kallista was in an uproar. Lady Paris, after having a
beautiful litter of puppies, had decided to move out on her own. Sometimes
at the castle, the corgis decided to do this. It always made the Emperor
and the Lady-In-Waiting very sad, but they understood that sometimes these
things happen. Paris's little son, Rumor, also called RooRoo, was oblivious
to the preparations, as he played with his little toy trucks in the garden.

The Princess packed and repacked for Paris. Items were placed in a
trunk, taken out, rearranged, taken out, some disposed of, some new things
added, the trunk closed and locked. Then it was all done again. It was
always a good time in life to dispose of worn out toys and bones, and a
large box was filled for the homeless corgis at Goodwill. And of course,
everyone had a going away gift for Lady Paris, a trinket, a photo, a small
box with macaroni glued all over it. The last came from RooRoo, who had
worked on it for many hours. He had placed a lock of his baby hair and a
baby tooth inside for her to remember him by.

As the Lady-In-Waiting drove away, all the corgi stood at the fence and
waved and blew kisses. Cheveu, QOATFITU, cried and was comforted by her
brother (and Paris's brother, too!), Duncan. They raced down the length of
the fence, calling "Good bye!" and "Write us soon!" and "Da Boss Bless
You!".

Lady Paris looked out the window for a long time, thinking. Topaz had
accompanied her on her journey, but she did not feel like talking to her
right now. Part of her was very sad, but part was very excited and looking
forward to her new life. Not many people had the honor of receiving a Royal
Corgi from Kallista. But this was a special home with a special need and
very big footprints to fill. Lady Paris had immediately applied for the job
as soon as it was available. She hoped she was up to the task, but having a
litter had taught her organizational skills and patience, and living within
a pack had taught her to get along with everyone and to share equally.
However, she was still nervous. It was a huge job and she hoped that she
was up to it.

In a few hours, they were at the hotel. They walked around on the grass
for a while and sniffed the lovely smells that were wafting out of the
restaurant next door. The grass was clean and cool and then they all took a
nap on the king sized bed in the room.

The next morning arrived all too soon. The Lady-In-Waiting got up and
got ready, and took the two girls out for a stroll. Then they had to wait.
They watched TV and talked of happy times together. The Lady-In-Waiting
shed a few tears and Topaz solicited face cleanings from Lady Paris, as a
mark of her favor and high honor. The Lady Paris complied with these
requests. Then she left a nice amount of hair on the pleasant recliner in
the room for the next businessman who stayed there.

A knock came on the door. The new part of the journey was about to
begin! The Lady-In-Waiting let in SueMom, who would take Paris to her next
destination on her trip. SueMom and RussDad seemed very nice, kind and
gentle, and Lady Paris felt safe with them. She met Divot and Katie and
tried hard to be gracious to the strange new corgis she had never seen
before. After a hug and a tear or two, Lady Paris was placed in the Big Old
Suburban and was soon on her way to points further South.

To be continued by SueMom......