From the journal of Ardebast Raconteur:
King Pepetus remains one of the more popular figures in Pelarian history. Furs never tire of hearing stories about him. That doesn’t mean I can content myself with telling the same stories all the time. I have a reputation to maintain. It was as I was doing research on a new story that I came across the tale of Enzo the Roly-Poly puppy. I have yet to find any other mention of Enzo in historical texts. He appears for all intents and purposes to be a minor figure. The kids seem to like Enzo, so I keep it in my regular rotation of stories when I travel. Maybe someday I’ll stumble on another Enzo tale.
Carja’s Notes:
At the same time I was challenged to write a story about my friend’s cat, Pepe, another friend from work suggested that I should also write a story about her puppy, Enzo. As I writing Enzo’s story, I decided that Pepe would feature in it, in his pre-king days. As I was writing it, the story seemed to lend itself to being told as a story for young(er) children. To date it is my favourite of all the stories I’ve written!