บท 212: Cheque

"We're not well-off. I was to give birth to Erin and we were struggling on funds. My husband and my grandfather went deeper in the mountains, followed a rainbow--drunk, until they stumbled upon a pot of gold, stole it and decided to sell it for money. And--"

Fiona spoke in a harsh hushed tone, tears streaming from her eyes as she interrupted Celine.

"Leprechauns are real and they encountered a greedy one! They angered him, leading him to put a curse on Doug. My father was the one who escaped and lived to tell the tale to me, my mother, and Celine."

Now they understood why they were telling others not to tell the tale. No one would believe them and at the same time, they wanted people not to wander too deep in the mountains for their safety. They wouldn't want to trigger anymore angry leprechauns and unleash a curse on them.

Luckily for Atlas and Meredith, they believed their story because they are indeed magical creatures as well.