Percival (Blue Wizard): “You’re a very fortunate girl, you know; your friends have rallied round, and some of their friends, offering you one year each, and between them they’ve pledged just about enough years to get you back to what you were. All volunteers, all willing, and the best bit is that any years donated by a loving heart are worth twice as much.” Isildra: “Oh what can I say? I never dreamed - “ Percival: “I’had just returned from my visit to the President of the Time Council when your android friends here came and informed me of what they had discovered, and when I consulted our Archwizard he instructed our Archivist (a very intelligent chap) to look in the records and ancient archives to confirm what they said. So, we can help you.” Chomper: “Come on, Percy, do your stuff!” Percival: “I don’t remember giving you permission to call me Percival, Chomper, and you are most definitely not entitled to refer to me as ‘Percy’; you’ve picked that bad habit up from that good-for-nothing Kargaz, haven’t you? In fact you should address me as simply ‘Blue Wizard’ or perhaps ‘Mr Blue Wizard’ or -“ Klank: “Um, Mr Percival Blue Wizard, Sir, can you perhaps speed things up?” Percival: “Very well. Nice to see that at least one of you has some idea of good manners! Now, Isildra, and the rest of you: close your eyes. On the count of three. One, two, three. You may open your eyes now. It is done. Isildra is rejuvenated.” Chomper (surprised): “Just like that!” Percival: “Indeed; just like that. I prepared everything in advance while Isildra’s friends were assembled at my lodgings.” Isildra (stares into the mirror): “The nightmare is over. I’m young again!” Percival: “I do hope, young lady, that you will learn a lesson from all this. And take good care never to ask the Sisters for their help again. Wishes can come true; and daydreams can turn into nightmares!” (Percival nods to the boys and Isildra’s best friend Anita, then strides out of the room, rather pleased with the way things have gone. ‘Thank goodness they asked me to carry out the transformation; Kargaz would have made a real mess of it. I must go now and inform him how well it all went.’ Harmony is now restored, it would seem; and we leave Isildra and the others sighing with relief that it is all over; well, for the moment, at least …