Peony was nearly an hour old now and she was the youngest norn! Since nothing bad had happened in a while, I saw fit to add another baby to our group.
Meet Mallory, the newest girl to join us. She’s the daugher of Bobby and Babs. When I looked at her actual birthday, I was a little stunned. January 3rd! Wow. I need to come here more often! I have to say, though. She is very easy to teach and very eager to learn. She’d actually pressed all the encyclopedias by herself. After some food, she started to wander out into the garden herself.
Now, everyone else was on the island and it seemed many of them only wanted to bother poor Danny! He just wanted to sleep but Bobby always wanted to say hello and Cassy kept harassing him for another egg. The poor guy spent most of his time ignoring the other norns and trying to sleep, though. Danny eventually tried to make his escape on the boat but the two girls ended up following him anyway. I guess something about being a good sleeper made him attractive to them, though Peony was still too young to breed.
When I checked on her, Mallory was back in the house, complaining that she felt hot. Standing next to a lit stove can do that, but I guess little Mallory didn’t know any better.
I tried to lure her out of the house but my success was limited. The only thing that finally drew her out was the spinning top toy just outside. She then started picking and eating carrots and I thought the heat might wear off for her.
Cassy meanwhile was forgetting to eat again. What confused me a little is that she wasn’t even busy trying to breed! She was just looking at the lift and some parsnips then back at the lift again. She eventually took a nap and I decided to try feeding her when she was done.
I decided to try feeding Danny but, just as with Cassy, I had limited success. Perhaps I would just have to try again later.
