Who Is Mistral Dawn?

Mistral Dawn is a thirty-something gal who has lived on both coasts of the US but somehow never in the middle. She currently resides in the Southeast US with her kitty cats (please spay or neuter! :-)) where she works as a hospital drudge and attends graduate school. Taken By The Huntsman is her first effort at writing fiction and if it is well received she has ideas for several more novels and short-stories in this series. Please feel free to visit her on FaceBook or drop her a line at mistralkdawn@gmail.com

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

#Agent Thoth's #Personal Log: Day 1223


Hey Everyone! 😊

Agent Thoth discusses more of the trials and tribulations associated with living with hominids. Incidentally, if you've missed Agent Thoth's earlier entries, you can find them here: Thoth's Journal


Department for the Preservation and Confirmation of Intelligent Life (DPCIL)
Agent Thoth's Personal Log

Day Twelve-Hundred-Twenty-Three:
I must say, my hominid-servant has been uncharacteristically clever with regards to protecting her baubles. Instead of hanging them immediately after acquiring her dead tree, she allowed the tree to remain in my domicile unadorned for an extended period of time. Other than the moat she placed around the tree, she did nothing to prevent my young compatriot or me from conducting our inspections.

Then, after several days, she moved the tree and placed it immediately in front of a wall. This makes leaping into the tree difficult because any miscalculation will result in diving nose-first into the wall. Which, I don’t believe I need to point out, is both painful and embarrassing. She also added a chemical agent to the moat around the tree, one that smells so foul even the bravest DPCIL Agent wouldn't brave it, and a barrier around the moat so that one must scale it and risk falling into the polluted water below.

However, even after all this, my hominid-servant didn't hang her baubles. Instead, she allowed several more days, amusing herself at our expense, as my youthful companion and I attempted to devise a means of reaching the tree. Alas, after many trials, I deemed it a futile effort. And also not worth the trouble, as I have already inspected the tree. My protΓ©gΓ© seemed to agree, as he also abandoned his efforts.

It was only after we ceased attempting to gain access to the tree that my hominid-servant hung her baubles, and then only amongst the highest branches. Which, as I stated, was an unusually clever strategy for her to use. I can only hope that, in time, the chemical deterrent she added to the moat will dissipate, and it will become feasible to risk a swim in order to get my paws on those tantalizingly tempting trinkets.


Drat! Foiled again! πŸ˜‰ You may have noticed that Agent Thoth has a new look. I hope you like his new picture as much as I do, but I'd love to hear your thoughts, either way. Feel free to let me know what you think in the comments. πŸ˜‰ Happy reading, everyone!






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