Lord q Dines On The Worm of Tomorrow

Lord q Dines On The Worm of Tomorrow

opalescent shell ink on seaweed paper

c. 1625

While at the Asylum, Fluvio met many interesting people. One whom Fluvio made the object of many of his drawings was Lord q. After having only been at the Asylum for a day and a half, Lord q told Fluvio that he was from the mountain village of Prekarus, in the land of Uttoh where he was a mighty king. He explained that it was a magical land with many great and amazing things, but that he had been kidnapped by the greedy Bizonauts and imprisoned here. Among the great and amazing things in the land of Uttoh was the worm of tomorrow, the worm from which all tomorrows and days after tomorrow spring. The Bizonauts had hoped to bottle the worm and sell it to the highest bidder. Lord q told how he had been entrusted with protecting the worm when the Unpredictable Vanderboot suddenly grew tired of doing so and hid it in a hollow tree and then sent Lord q a letter explaining where he could find it and a half eaten lump fruit. When Fluvio asked if the Bizonauts had found the worm, Lord q just grinned and rubbed his belly.