When returning home from a guildsnapshoot for The Netherleaf Market I passed by the Trade District. For so long the spot where the gnommer Albie used to sit was either empty or occupied by some random person for the last few weeks. I had read about the dreadful 'accident' with a large cat and Mr Albie, and heard from Father that the chances of that nice and kind gnommer to survive were quite low. But... much to my surprise there was a gnommer sitting there again tonight. From far away the small figure on top of the box looked a lot like that nice gnommer, so I hurried my way there.
And how about that! It -really- was Mr Albie Frazzlestick! I cannot tell how happy I was to see him back on his box again! He still seemed pale and chucking down some kind of pills every once in a while, but he was perfectly able to speak and assured me he was feeling better now and was really interested in how the Snaps business was going. While we were talking a dwarf dressed in some strange Brewfest clothes came to us and told us to drink from the Keg he had just provided, assuring it was some sort of black tea. It smelled strangely like ale though. I didn't want to be rude so i had a few sips of the filled mug, while looking around for a way to empty my mug without getting the dwarf upset. Mr Albie really showed he was still quite a keen gnommer and offered me a way out by telling us how Pandy loves tea and drinks quite a few of it. Not really sure I should but as Mr Albie seemed quite sure of himself I offered it to Pandy, and indeed he drank all of it! Such an amazing panda that Pandy! Not to mention how relieved I was to hand the now empty mug back to that Blackbarrel dwarf.
A few moments later, after the dwarven mister had left, I remembered promising Mr Albie to get him a few old copies of the Argent Post, to get him up to date with the happenings in Stormwind and beyond again. When I returned with a stack, another gnommer had joined Mr Albie on the boxes, talking about some clubs union. I took a quick snap of them both, as a celebration Mr Albie is back at his box in Stormy again! So here it is:
