There was a story to hear from Old Mum, a tale of a young girl named Aine the Brave, who saved the village from trouble five hundred years ago. There was the wizard behind all the troubles, and the secret source of his magic powers. There was a secret keeper named Mr. Pinkerton -- a tiny pink rabbit whose help proved invaluable to our clever sleuths.
My favorite part of the mystery was a visit by a new shadowmage named Razark (played by our CIT, Raphael Foye). Razark specializes in alchemical potions of disguise and hallucinations, and the young detectives found this very helpful when they wanted a nice--oops, I mean horrible--gargoyle disguise so they could enter the wizard's castle.
I'm happy to report that the detectives managed to trap the wizard in his own crystal ball. All gargoyle troubles have safely been stashed away in cans, and each detective has taken one home as a keepsake. Assuming they don't open the cans, I can assure parents that there will be no more gargoyle troubles.
