we’re two monsters. If any humans see us like this they’re going to think we killed her family, they’ll hunt us down and behead us for sure.”
“But… we can’t just leave her alone,” Luna pleaded. “She won’t last long out in the wild all by herself.”
Falla groaned and looked up while holding a hand over her eyes.
“Luna, I get that you want to help her, but we’re not the ones who can.”
Luna looked down to the young girl with concern, the child looking up to her with watery eyes that didn’t focus on the monster at all.
“Why are you trying to help me?” the girl asked softly.
“Because I don’t want you to get hurt out here,” Luna answered with a small smile.
“But I’m a human, and I’m a girl, why would any monster care about me?”
Luna knelt down and gently held the girl by the shoulders.
“I’m sorry monsters ate your family, I really am,” she said softly. “But I’m not like them. I’m not a bad monster, really. When I saw you fall into the water I knew I had to save you, it was the right thing to do.”
The child looked towards the sound of her voice with wonder as Luna gently wiped away the girl’s tears.
“Please don’t be afraid of me, I just want to help you.”
“You… you do?”
“I do,” Luna said with a warm smile.
“What is wrong with you?” Falla asked with disbelief. Luna and the child looked to her as the butterfly monster was shaking her head slowly. “Are you crazy? Are you trying to get us killed? Look at her . If we’re seen by other humans with her then they’ll try to butcher us. We’re already in danger near humans as it is, but having a child with us? That’s insane!”
“But Falla…” Luna said worriedly.
“But nothing!” Falla shouted out. “I get you want to help the kid, and you did, you saved her from drowning. But we can’t help her anymore. We can’t be seen with her, and we certainly can’t protect her from monsters out here in The Outerlands, we’re not fighters, remember?”
Luna looked to the child then to her sister with hopeful eyes.
“But, what about Daniel and his friends? Can’t they help her?”
Falla paused for a moment then jumped with a gasp.
“Wait a minute, Daniel!” she exclaimed before looking around quickly. “What if those two man-eaters find him? Dammit, we need to find him before they do, he can’t make good on his promise to me if he’s dead.”
“That’s not what I meant,” Luna said looking back to the young child. “They can protect this girl, they can help her.”
“What are you talking about?” the girl asked.
“We know people,” Luna said hopefully. “A human just like you and a group of monsters who travel together. They’re strong, and friendly, they can help you.”
“Help her ?” Falla said in disbelief. “Luna, we need to find Daniel so he can-” she started before looking at the young child curiously. Luna watched her with a whimper as the young girl turned towards Falla’s voice, with the butterfly girl eyeing her over carefully for a moment before a curious smile came across her face.
“So he can help this young girl, yes.”
“Really?” Luna asked. “Then you agree we should help her?”
Falla nodded slowly while eyeing over the young human. She walked over and gently held the child by the shoulders, gently brushing the girl’s hair before looking to her sister with an eager smile. She glanced to the child then kneeled down to face her.
“My dear child, what’s your name?” she asked gently.
“Emily. Emily Winterbloom,” the girl said softly.
“What a lovely name,” Falla praised. “Emily, would excuse us for one moment? I need to talk to my sister about… a personal matter. It won’t take but a moment.”
Emily nodded slowly as Falla stood up and took hold of Luna’s hand, walking her further away from the child while Luna looked back to the young girl then to her sister with a curious expression.
“Talk to me about
“But… we can’t just leave her alone,” Luna pleaded. “She won’t last long out in the wild all by herself.”
Falla groaned and looked up while holding a hand over her eyes.
“Luna, I get that you want to help her, but we’re not the ones who can.”
Luna looked down to the young girl with concern, the child looking up to her with watery eyes that didn’t focus on the monster at all.
“Why are you trying to help me?” the girl asked softly.
“Because I don’t want you to get hurt out here,” Luna answered with a small smile.
“But I’m a human, and I’m a girl, why would any monster care about me?”
Luna knelt down and gently held the girl by the shoulders.
“I’m sorry monsters ate your family, I really am,” she said softly. “But I’m not like them. I’m not a bad monster, really. When I saw you fall into the water I knew I had to save you, it was the right thing to do.”
The child looked towards the sound of her voice with wonder as Luna gently wiped away the girl’s tears.
“Please don’t be afraid of me, I just want to help you.”
“You… you do?”
“I do,” Luna said with a warm smile.
“What is wrong with you?” Falla asked with disbelief. Luna and the child looked to her as the butterfly monster was shaking her head slowly. “Are you crazy? Are you trying to get us killed? Look at her . If we’re seen by other humans with her then they’ll try to butcher us. We’re already in danger near humans as it is, but having a child with us? That’s insane!”
“But Falla…” Luna said worriedly.
“But nothing!” Falla shouted out. “I get you want to help the kid, and you did, you saved her from drowning. But we can’t help her anymore. We can’t be seen with her, and we certainly can’t protect her from monsters out here in The Outerlands, we’re not fighters, remember?”
Luna looked to the child then to her sister with hopeful eyes.
“But, what about Daniel and his friends? Can’t they help her?”
Falla paused for a moment then jumped with a gasp.
“Wait a minute, Daniel!” she exclaimed before looking around quickly. “What if those two man-eaters find him? Dammit, we need to find him before they do, he can’t make good on his promise to me if he’s dead.”
“That’s not what I meant,” Luna said looking back to the young child. “They can protect this girl, they can help her.”
“What are you talking about?” the girl asked.
“We know people,” Luna said hopefully. “A human just like you and a group of monsters who travel together. They’re strong, and friendly, they can help you.”
“Help her ?” Falla said in disbelief. “Luna, we need to find Daniel so he can-” she started before looking at the young child curiously. Luna watched her with a whimper as the young girl turned towards Falla’s voice, with the butterfly girl eyeing her over carefully for a moment before a curious smile came across her face.
“So he can help this young girl, yes.”
“Really?” Luna asked. “Then you agree we should help her?”
Falla nodded slowly while eyeing over the young human. She walked over and gently held the child by the shoulders, gently brushing the girl’s hair before looking to her sister with an eager smile. She glanced to the child then kneeled down to face her.
“My dear child, what’s your name?” she asked gently.
“Emily. Emily Winterbloom,” the girl said softly.
“What a lovely name,” Falla praised. “Emily, would excuse us for one moment? I need to talk to my sister about… a personal matter. It won’t take but a moment.”
Emily nodded slowly as Falla stood up and took hold of Luna’s hand, walking her further away from the child while Luna looked back to the young girl then to her sister with a curious expression.
“Talk to me about
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