*bows* Thank you most knidly. And as to whether he knew it or not... there is a little insight to that in the rest of the Fairy God Jarvey series.

LOL well, the only Slovak I know is the collection of greetings, endearments, exclamations and sayings Grandma always uses. And to spell them correctly I need to look them up. One of these days, I mean to practice up so I can speak it for real.Glad you enjoyed Rose. After Reggie, she's definitely my number one OFC!

Great! If you need any help with Slovak, just let me know... It was such a nice surprise to read my own language here...

Thank you--if Rose has a role in any upcoming stories, I will certainly keep your kind offer in mind!

I have a feeling Reggie's whiskers were able to detect it all the better for the significance of the stone--after all, it probably all but screamed 'Property of Snarky!' to anyone with the faintest degree of psychometric ability!I like the thought of the stone sitting in its new setting, biding its time through the years until it felt the proximity of a rightful claimant with a legitimate need for it. *heavily closeted romatic peeks one eye out of the door for a moment and sighs* As for more FG-J, um, well, there's a little thing called the Sex Ed Challenge that's taking up my needed brain space right now. But 'The Fairy God-Jarvey's Apprentice' (Yep, that's the best I could do for the title) is partially finished, (flying carpets, anyone?) and will be whipped into shape with alacrity as soon as the Challenge is over. Thanks for stopping by to review!

'Dear Ms Riddle,Thank you very much for the 'squeees'. They are of excellent quality and have been collected for use as potions ingredients, to make the rare elixir that keeps Regina Fletcher's tutu fluffed and dracontia at the anxious creative fever pitch necessary to keep writing these stories.Best regards,C. Quill (beleaguered apprentice to the crankiest Potions master on earth)'*dracontia chances to find and read the note*So that's what they've been putting in my milk! *stalks off to have a chat with Senor Snarky*Hee hee--glad you liked it!

Thank you; not only for your review, but for putting into words what I was only able to sense about this passage--that it would have blunted the humor of the FGJ tale while taking hits to its own poignancy from riding the Reggie Rollercoaster. (BTW, you have Reggie's true essence pegged, though she'd no doubt fire off a good many volleys of fine, ripe language before she'd admit it!)

Thank you! As the unofficial one-writer publicity machine for the International Fellowship of Fairy Godmothers and Related Do-Gooding Beings, I work very hard on 'sweet' without 'sacchrine'. *bows*

Thanks! I think the ring sort of earned its own little tale. And thank you for pointing out (way back when) that Rose and her folks might be worth expanding upon. *Smiles!*

Whoa! Easy, now! Breathe, please! I promise, all sorts of topics will be addressed in 'The Fairy God-Jarvey's Apprentice'. Hang in there, I'm writing as fast as I can (though I'm working on two stories, so it might be a while...) Thanks for reviewing!

Congratulations on your superlative taste in stones--and thank you for the review!*shuffles feet awkwardly*Is it enough to promise that I AM bringing Reggie back? I'm afraid an ETA is a little hard to come by, since I have an awful lot of plot twists to weave into the sequel! (Not to mention, there's that little challenge I need to answer...)*Reggie pipes up in her inimitable squeak* "You bet your cute--"*scandalized dracontia iterrupts* "REGGIE!"*Reggie* "I was going to say face, you prat. Anyhow, I'm on my way back, folks, and you can bet on that--no way I'd miss the wedding now, would I?" *winks*

As to the first part: Thank you very much! I am most pleased you enjoyed it.As to the second: "The Fairy God-Jarvey's Apprentice" contains many wonders, some of which are already written (or at least outlined.) Anything is possible in this universe!

Thank you! Just any old ring wouldn't do for those two.

*blushes* Thank you! I love researching (though I admit going slightly overboard with the uneeded chart of the percentages of other metals needed to create different colored gold alloys...)  And I love writing dialogue best of all, so hearing that someone else enjoyed it makes my day! *settling down to work on the next story*

Thank you! I did rather become attached to the ring and the jewelers, so I was glad not to have to toss them in the virtual bin when the original story ran out of room for them.  I'm even happier now that you like them as well!

Thanks so much--for the review and the reminder I should be answering my reviews on Ashwinder (*sigh* the vagaries of the new site!)I know this one isn't a story most people would recognize as being from me--I usually write comedy, so my two non-comic pieces come as a bit of a surprise. I am glad you enjoyed it. :-)

Thank you! :)

*passes the chocolate, hope you like it dark*

*passes hanky*

I'm glad that you enjoyed the story--though I must say, I feel somewhat like an old telephone commercial right now! (and darn, I just dated myself rather severely by remembering the days when phone company commercials used to be emotional)

 Reggie and I thank you kindly for the review!