Titania, Queene of the Faerie, found herself alone one evening when unexpected guests stopped by unannounced. The King of the Faerie, Oberon, was out hunting, and would not be back until late the next day. Visiting was the virile, young Prince of Trolls with his entourage, and he came bearing a gift. It was a pear. A simple, but marvelous pear.

“Take a bite”, he said, “unless you wish to reject a gift from the Trolls?”

Titania was uncomfortable under the eyes of her leering guests, but proper ettiquette would not allow her to deny such a seemingly harmless request from Faerie royalty. The Prince of Trolls was crafty, and good with potions and ointments. Would he dare give her a drugged pear while she was alone with them? And why can she hardly remember the last time he visited, while Oberon was away...

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