what?”
Falla led her away from the girl then turned to her with a bright smile.
“Luna,” she whispered eagerly. “If we keep this girl alive and well, and tell Daniel we’re trying to help her find a new home, he may think we’re good monsters. He might trust us then.”
Luna looked at her curiously then up as she seemed to think about that, with Falla waiting for a response with an expectant smile.
“Um… so?” Luna asked looking back to her sister. Falla show a dull expression then glanced to the human girl who was looking down at the grass while holding her hands together.
“Luna, listen carefully,” Falla said slowly. “If we can get Daniel to think we’re trustworthy we might get a chance to be near him when he’s alone. Think about it. We’ll stay with them the entire time we’re looking for a home for this girl, he’ll think we’re good monsters who only care about the child, and he’ll let his guard down. Once he does we can nab him and get his seed.”
“But what about Triska and the other girls?” Luna asked shaking her head. “They won’t let us get him, they never do.”
“Not at first, but if we play the part of babysitters for this girl they may let their guard down as well. This is our chance, this girl is our ticket to getting a free ride on Daniel,” Falla said with a wink. Luna thought about it then looked to Emily.
“But… what about her?”
“Like you said,” Falla said with a glance to Emily. “With Daniel and his friends she’ll be safe. And I’m sure they’ll find a home she can stay at during their travels. The important thing is that we keep Emily with us to get closer to Daniel. Once we get his seed we can leave her with him, they’ll be fine.” Luna looked back to her with wonder as Falla nodded with a sly smile on her face.
“Daniel will think we’re noble monsters if we take care of a child, and with that we can get closer to him.”
“So… we use Emily to get closer to Daniel?” Luna asked worriedly. Falla smiled weakly and shook her head.
“I wouldn’t say use ,” she reasoned. “We are protecting her from danger and helping her find a safe home. We’re helping her, Luna, and she’s going to help us too. Even if she doesn’t know it.”
“Well, okay,” Luna said softly. “As long as she’ll be safe.”
“Don’t worry,” Falla reassured her. “Daniel and his group will watch over her, they’ll find her a new home.”
“Okay, so what should we do first?”
“We need to be nice to Emily and get on her good side,” Falla said looking to the human girl with a smirk. “If she speaks highly of us to Daniel then that will help us get even closer to him faster.”
The sisters nodded then walked back over to Emily, the girl looking towards the sound of footsteps in the grass approaching her.
“Emily, I’m so sorry about what happened to you,” Falla said gently as she knelt down in front of the young girl. Emily showed a saddened expression as Falla wiped a tear away from the girl’s cheek. “You poor thing, it just broke our hearts to hear what you went through. It’s a miracle you made this far on your own, you’re so lucky.” Emily nodded and looked down with a whimper before Falla smiled a bit and held a hand on the girl’s shoulder.
“Emily, I know we’re monsters, and that you must hate monsters after what happened to your family. But, please believe us when I say that my sister and I want to help you.” Emily looked towards the sound of her voice as Falla gently took hold of the girls’ hands with hers. “We’re not bad monsters, Emily. I pray you can believe me when I say that. My sister saved you from being washed away in the river because she wanted you to live, we both do. I don’t know if you could find it in your heart to trust two monsters like us, but please, let us help you.”
“You want to help me?” Emily asked softly.
“Of course I do,” Falla promised, holding a hand to her chest.
Falla led her away from the girl then turned to her with a bright smile.
“Luna,” she whispered eagerly. “If we keep this girl alive and well, and tell Daniel we’re trying to help her find a new home, he may think we’re good monsters. He might trust us then.”
Luna looked at her curiously then up as she seemed to think about that, with Falla waiting for a response with an expectant smile.
“Um… so?” Luna asked looking back to her sister. Falla show a dull expression then glanced to the human girl who was looking down at the grass while holding her hands together.
“Luna, listen carefully,” Falla said slowly. “If we can get Daniel to think we’re trustworthy we might get a chance to be near him when he’s alone. Think about it. We’ll stay with them the entire time we’re looking for a home for this girl, he’ll think we’re good monsters who only care about the child, and he’ll let his guard down. Once he does we can nab him and get his seed.”
“But what about Triska and the other girls?” Luna asked shaking her head. “They won’t let us get him, they never do.”
“Not at first, but if we play the part of babysitters for this girl they may let their guard down as well. This is our chance, this girl is our ticket to getting a free ride on Daniel,” Falla said with a wink. Luna thought about it then looked to Emily.
“But… what about her?”
“Like you said,” Falla said with a glance to Emily. “With Daniel and his friends she’ll be safe. And I’m sure they’ll find a home she can stay at during their travels. The important thing is that we keep Emily with us to get closer to Daniel. Once we get his seed we can leave her with him, they’ll be fine.” Luna looked back to her with wonder as Falla nodded with a sly smile on her face.
“Daniel will think we’re noble monsters if we take care of a child, and with that we can get closer to him.”
“So… we use Emily to get closer to Daniel?” Luna asked worriedly. Falla smiled weakly and shook her head.
“I wouldn’t say use ,” she reasoned. “We are protecting her from danger and helping her find a safe home. We’re helping her, Luna, and she’s going to help us too. Even if she doesn’t know it.”
“Well, okay,” Luna said softly. “As long as she’ll be safe.”
“Don’t worry,” Falla reassured her. “Daniel and his group will watch over her, they’ll find her a new home.”
“Okay, so what should we do first?”
“We need to be nice to Emily and get on her good side,” Falla said looking to the human girl with a smirk. “If she speaks highly of us to Daniel then that will help us get even closer to him faster.”
The sisters nodded then walked back over to Emily, the girl looking towards the sound of footsteps in the grass approaching her.
“Emily, I’m so sorry about what happened to you,” Falla said gently as she knelt down in front of the young girl. Emily showed a saddened expression as Falla wiped a tear away from the girl’s cheek. “You poor thing, it just broke our hearts to hear what you went through. It’s a miracle you made this far on your own, you’re so lucky.” Emily nodded and looked down with a whimper before Falla smiled a bit and held a hand on the girl’s shoulder.
“Emily, I know we’re monsters, and that you must hate monsters after what happened to your family. But, please believe us when I say that my sister and I want to help you.” Emily looked towards the sound of her voice as Falla gently took hold of the girls’ hands with hers. “We’re not bad monsters, Emily. I pray you can believe me when I say that. My sister saved you from being washed away in the river because she wanted you to live, we both do. I don’t know if you could find it in your heart to trust two monsters like us, but please, let us help you.”
“You want to help me?” Emily asked softly.
“Of course I do,” Falla promised, holding a hand to her chest.
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