DISCLAIMER: Yes, i SHOULD have more of these --; Mmmhm.. I don't own
Juliet, although she's adorably tough, (if that's even POSSIBLE...), I
don't own Arty (Unfortunately!), I don't own Butler, or A butler for that
matter, because I'm too poor .o , and I don't own security-smart Mulch.
Side-note: Ten Reviews, People! That's more reviews than I ever expected to get XD... Shows how much I diss my own writing, ne? --' Oh! And thanks Blue Yeti for the making me awares of the 'Colfer-friendly/correct' spelling on 'fairy'. I'll try to edit what I have so far to fit that...
A quick quick Chapter Three for you all: 'Fort Knaus'
Mulch made a mistake right then. It was the mistake he made every time he saw his goal, or his gold in sight. He relaxed. A break-in /was/ right up his alley. Somehow, he imagined something a wee bit more challenging coming out of Artemis Fowl's mouth.
Artemis took a sip of wine before murmuring, "Two words, Mulch: Fort Knox."
Mulch chocked on his carrot, sending a mouthful of finely chewed orange spray every which way. "Did I hear ya right? Fort Knox? As in 'Knaus'? As in /Knausemanotalia/? "
Juliet blinked finally, her trance broken. "Whazzat?"
Artemis tried not to let similar confusion creep into his visage. "Nah-za-man-yo-tal-i-ya," he tried it on his tongue. "Don't tell me. Gnommish?"
"Yea, Yea. May I have a word?"
"Why, yes."
"No."
"What?"
"No to this. No to the break-in. No to going to The Knaus K-Fort Knox. I'm not getting involved. Now /get me out of here/!"
"Last year, if I might remind you, you got us into Koboi Labs. Fort Knox is just some man-made-or 'mud-man'-made-house compared to Koboi. Why do I get the feeling that you're scared of the place?"
"Foolish human," Mulch hissed. "You figured out yourself that the word 'Knox' is derived from the ancient Gnommish word /Knausemanotalia./ Let's walk through a little etymology, shall we?
"Fort: a word short for 'Fortress'. Of course, most fortresses tend to be formidable structures. Typically, impossible to break into. Fort for us, for those underground, meant protection-security. Some place with a high, HIGH level of security.
"Knaus: A surname. An incredibly rare surname, among humans, and even among the people. But there was one, remarkable dwarf long ago who was named Lars Knaus. Organized, intelligent clever, famous, and even ruggedly handsome, Knaus was what every dwarf to this day would want to grow up to be."
Artemis really wasn't seeing the point. "So what? You're not going to rob this place just because it's named after someone who little boy dwarves idolize?"
"/Knaus-emanotalia/," Mulch repeated. "Mano. It's a word that could be similar to two things. Mana: meaning power and authority in the English, among other things if you cared to look it up. Or ma~n~ana, Spanish for tomorrow. Talia: A fairy name meaning forever.
"Then we piece together out puzzle. I'll loosely tell you what you get: By a powerful force, Knaus is protected now, tomorrow, and forever.
"Artemis. I'm guessing if I don't get you into Knox, you'll simply get someone else who will. But I'll tell you something right now: If you mess with Knox, you'll get way more trouble than you ever bargained for."
(*And the next chapter, my friends, might include the entrance of many of our fairy pals... ;P Later~ Kitti-san/Kate/Kitkatfaye, among other names*)
Side-note: Ten Reviews, People! That's more reviews than I ever expected to get XD... Shows how much I diss my own writing, ne? --' Oh! And thanks Blue Yeti for the making me awares of the 'Colfer-friendly/correct' spelling on 'fairy'. I'll try to edit what I have so far to fit that...
A quick quick Chapter Three for you all: 'Fort Knaus'
Mulch made a mistake right then. It was the mistake he made every time he saw his goal, or his gold in sight. He relaxed. A break-in /was/ right up his alley. Somehow, he imagined something a wee bit more challenging coming out of Artemis Fowl's mouth.
Artemis took a sip of wine before murmuring, "Two words, Mulch: Fort Knox."
Mulch chocked on his carrot, sending a mouthful of finely chewed orange spray every which way. "Did I hear ya right? Fort Knox? As in 'Knaus'? As in /Knausemanotalia/? "
Juliet blinked finally, her trance broken. "Whazzat?"
Artemis tried not to let similar confusion creep into his visage. "Nah-za-man-yo-tal-i-ya," he tried it on his tongue. "Don't tell me. Gnommish?"
"Yea, Yea. May I have a word?"
"Why, yes."
"No."
"What?"
"No to this. No to the break-in. No to going to The Knaus K-Fort Knox. I'm not getting involved. Now /get me out of here/!"
"Last year, if I might remind you, you got us into Koboi Labs. Fort Knox is just some man-made-or 'mud-man'-made-house compared to Koboi. Why do I get the feeling that you're scared of the place?"
"Foolish human," Mulch hissed. "You figured out yourself that the word 'Knox' is derived from the ancient Gnommish word /Knausemanotalia./ Let's walk through a little etymology, shall we?
"Fort: a word short for 'Fortress'. Of course, most fortresses tend to be formidable structures. Typically, impossible to break into. Fort for us, for those underground, meant protection-security. Some place with a high, HIGH level of security.
"Knaus: A surname. An incredibly rare surname, among humans, and even among the people. But there was one, remarkable dwarf long ago who was named Lars Knaus. Organized, intelligent clever, famous, and even ruggedly handsome, Knaus was what every dwarf to this day would want to grow up to be."
Artemis really wasn't seeing the point. "So what? You're not going to rob this place just because it's named after someone who little boy dwarves idolize?"
"/Knaus-emanotalia/," Mulch repeated. "Mano. It's a word that could be similar to two things. Mana: meaning power and authority in the English, among other things if you cared to look it up. Or ma~n~ana, Spanish for tomorrow. Talia: A fairy name meaning forever.
"Then we piece together out puzzle. I'll loosely tell you what you get: By a powerful force, Knaus is protected now, tomorrow, and forever.
"Artemis. I'm guessing if I don't get you into Knox, you'll simply get someone else who will. But I'll tell you something right now: If you mess with Knox, you'll get way more trouble than you ever bargained for."
(*And the next chapter, my friends, might include the entrance of many of our fairy pals... ;P Later~ Kitti-san/Kate/Kitkatfaye, among other names*)