Fragment 2 - Dori

I do remember the day they found her, the whole town was fussing over it. Word spreads rather quickly around here, those librarians aren't exactly tight-lipped. 

Yet like all gossip, what is hot potatoes one day is cold soup the next...

Sorry, the name's Doris, or Dori if I like you. My husband and I run the only inn in town. It's a good sized town located on a major trade route, so we get all kinds of types in here. I cook for the guests and the townsfolk in our restaurant downstairs. It's pretty much the town's social hub. I gotta say I like all the hustle and bustle that surrounds the place, keeps things interesting.

I guess that's why she started coming around.

She was still young, a bit shy mind you... She wouldn't even set foot in the door till I made her. Liked to just sit outside and watch all the commotion though the window. She was there almost every night, but whenever I went out to try to talk to her, she just ran right off.

One night after about a month of window watching, I managed to sneak up on her...

"Pretty nice night, eh?"

"Ahhh! I'm sorry! I was just looking, I'll be off!"

"No no, It's fine. Say... What's your name?"

"My... My name? Uhh... It's not important... well... that is to say... I..."

"Alright then Miss. Mystery, why don't you come in for a cup of tea and some hot soup? You'll catch cold if you keep hanging out out here all the time."

And that was how it all began. Over the years now she has been helping out in the kitchen and inn when she can. She's very quiet about herself but loves to talk to the guests, always eager for their stories. I have to admit though, strange things seem to happen when she is around. Almost... magical things...