Thieving Fairies

Oscar was a metalsmith and he supplied the town and thereabouts. He hammered and joined metals for every need and occasion: he made a tin man that was twice the size of the largest knight, and stood him outside for all to see. Alberto would talk to the shiny giant when he visited from the shop beside, and place little rounds of bright red wax into his huge palms as pretend coins.

All was going very well for Casper and Oscar until the fairies came and started carting away some of their wares in the night.

At the first Casper had noticed his wax pots were missing. There was an internal door that connected the other’s store - and Casper asked Oscar had he taken them.

To which Oscar replied “no”.

A few nights later Oscar was missing ten bright bars of silver - his prized pure silver - and he went to Casper and asked of him, had he taken them? - to which he replied “no, I did not”.

Nightly their stocks both diminished - and it did not take long for them to realise that it was the fairies who were thieving their wares.

-Gabriel Brunsdon, AZLANDER: NEVER ENDINGS: Second Chances