Lord Adair grinned as he kicked poor Faolan. The Whistler went up to him casually. "Well, hello, Adair," he said quietly. "Would you like a cupcake?"
"Would I!" Adair snatched the cupcake away from the Whistler and bit into it. "Hey…it that a VEGETABLE?" But by then, the two gnaw wolves had run off. Adair chased them angrily, but was distracted by a stand on the path. The sign read "Veggie Cupcakes." As Adair continued his chase, Edme smiled wickedly at Tearlach.
"Those were actually clean."
"You know how Dunbar MacHeath likes frosted doughnuts? Instead of frosting, I put mayonnaise on them!"
"Brilliant, Creakle!" Edme praised.
"I want to use the dollar," Faolan said.
"You will. On Bhreac." The Whistler grinned. "But the next time anyone tries to take chips from you, Tearlach, offer them these."
Tearlach read the label. "Lay's Orange Juice and Toothpaste. Wow! I feel compelled to give you this."
"What is it?"
"Our Obea has fancy soap. Replace it with aged cheese."
A murmur passed through the gnaw wolves. "I think we can all agree that this is a great April Fools' Day. This is our day now. It'll be over tomorrow, so enjoy it today," Faolan woofed.
"Why are you talking about that now? We haven't even put bouncing balls in the gumball machine, or put healthy food in a box of McNuggets."
By the time the day ended, the gnaw wolves were ready to go their separate ways. But Edme had a question. "What if they retaliate?"
"They will. They always do, even if we didn't start it."
"Even so, we should be prepared for the worst."
Coming up: The Lords Fight Back