It wasn't that Archibold was being naughty, it was just that sometimes only freedom would do. He knew that he was expected to be out and about doing useful things, but he had woken up feeling frisky and was determined to stay that way - only an escapade would do! The sky was bright blue with not even a wisp of a cloud in sight, the air cool - with the promise of afternoon warmth -and Archibiold knew with all of his being - that the moment had come.
An escapade is when a gnome takes off on an adventure - just for the sheer joy of going with the flow. Most of the time gnomes are much more aware than humans of the subtle currents of flow, after all they are masters of merge and blend, but Archibold had been so busy of late, since well before The Midsummer Revels, that duties had overtaken the joy of being free on a whimsy - the following of a curiosity that could lead to an adventure.
Stephanotis was busy on a courting walk with Isabel so Archibold was free. He sat down on a grassy bank by the side of the stream and began to listen. It is always easier to hear the call of an adventure if you sit quietly by a stream, and Archibold took off his boots and socks and wiggling his feet in the cool water, began to listen to where the music called him........
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