Silvia the Unicorn with a moonstone horn softly enters Gemstone Glade, followed by her son Silver. Like his mother, Silver has a special unicorn horn – of silver, with the power to turn wood in to silver metal.

Silvia’s horn can create moonshine light around her, a bubble of soft bright light, while Silver’s horn can create an actual moon, a tiny globe that would birth then fly in to the night, to land where no one could tell.

Silvia and Silver place their horns in the magical Gemstone Glade fountain. Three tiny silver moons emerge from its waters, and fly high in to the night.

Silver places his horn on a mighty oak tree, the ancient protector of Gemstone Glade. Immediately a small silver step appears on its trunk, then a beautiful silver ladder unfurls like new leaves, rising through the tree’s branches to a fantasy land above.

Silvia and Silver rub horns together, pleased with their night’s work.

The Gemstone Glade fairies fly up the silver ladder, following it to the mists above. They arrive in a cloudy land of silver spires, silver rivers and silver fountains. A unicorn with a silver horn approaches them. “Are you from the fabled Gemstone Glade?”

The fairies point to the ladder in the clouds. The unicorn nods. “I am Wisdom, and I am keen to meet the famous unicorn cousins of Gemstone Glade.”

The fairies laugh, and then fly round the top of the silver ladder, hands linked. A bubble of silver light appears. “Jump through!” they cry, pleased with their attempt at magic.

Wisdom lands in Gemstone Glade. “Welcome,” intones Silvia reverently. “Are you from Silver Star, a magical world of liquid silver seas and seven silver moons?”

“I am indeed, and I believe you have created this portal. You are truly meant to visit us in Silver Star. Follow me.”

Wisdom jumps back through the silver portal, with Silvia and Silver behind. They stay for many months on Silver Star, developing their silver powers. Silver creates several tiny moons that now dance in the sky above. Wisdom teaches them how to use silver in new and exciting ways, there is so much to learn and they feel so happy here.

However one day a silver moon descends, turning in to a bright portal of light before them.

“It is time for you to return home,” whispers Wisdom sadly. “But you may return one day. Fare thee well, unicorns of the silver ray. You are always welcome on Silver Star.”

Silvia and Silver return to Gemstone Glade. They place their horns in the fountain waters. Moonshine flows from the fountain, a wave of silver love.

All the many unicorns of the forest assemble, keen to welcome back their friends. It is time to spread silver tears of joy. It is time to once again become a Gemstone Glade unicorn. Other worlds may be magical beyond belief, but there is no place quite like home, and nowhere more bravely bewitching than Gemstone Glade. It is time to sleep under a Gemstone Glade moon, and dream of endless silver rivers.

May you be blessed this night with silver tinged dreams, may moonshine always gift you a tiny piece of Gemstone Glade magic, and may a Gemstone Glade unicorn appear by your side in any time of need. For once you visit Gemstone Glade in your sleep, it will always be there in your heart, a silver moon of hope.