Cal had just enough time to jump in surprise (dislodging another handful of petals into his hair) and stumble out some words "oh, hello pret..." before the delicate little creature had disappeared. "...ty" Cal finished and then chuckled to himself, shaking his head. Dragon imp. Not quite the same thing as a chocolate dragon! He reached out and plucked a tiny spray of the cherry blossoms, and tucked it into his buttonhole. He figured he was probably covered in the loose pink petals anyway, so he might as well work with it! Who says pirates can't have pretty flowers?
He turned around, put his back to the tree, and looked around the garden again, watching the pirates darting back and forth in search of their treasure. If only X marked the spot! 10 paces north, then 5 paces east, starting from the old cherry tree... A wry smile touched his lips - he was pretty sure the invite hadn't contained a treasure map and even if it had he could just imagine the trouble they'd be if he started digging up a corner of the garden!
In truth, though, the other guests had all the good hiding spots he could see well and truly covered. So, only one thing for it - he turned and went to look in a terrible hiding spot (for chocolate, at least!) instead, going to the pond, and looking through the plants that grew on the verge between the lawn and the water, and in the shallow water near the edge. He didn't really expect to find anything here, but looking for chocolates was clearly the thing to done right now and the pond was pretty anyway!