"We've discussed me having food and a place to stay. Do you think there's more?", it says then asks.
"I'm staying in the castle. Is there anything I need to do that'll make you stay better?", I ask as I try to think of anything else.
"Do you have any enemies?"
"Define enemy.", I intone.
Their eyes go wide before they shake their head and speak, "I would think an enemy is someone who's has it out to get you."
"Then yes.", I answer.
"How?", they ask.
"Well... that's a story for another time.", I respond.
"But-"
"Oh, Ruth, there you are!", I hear McKenna say.
"Hello again, McKenna.", I say.
"How did you find this place?", she asks.
"The pixie I helped in the village, saw me walk out of the... I guess it's a sitting area, but they noticed the Drause on my shoulder and when they found out I didn't have something, so they told me to follow and here we are.", I explain.
"So who's the pixie?", she asks.
"Hello, I'm going to be her future helper.", they answered.
McKenna stares at the pixie as if it's lost its mind. Noticing it, I rush to her before putting myself between them.
"Look, I'm going to need help take care of this Drause if I want it to grow old.", I say, while keeping eye contact with her.
"Couldn't you've picked a fairy?", she asks.
Giving her a blank stare, she stops and thinks of what she just said before she looks at me in a panic; she opens her mouth but closes it when I glare at her. Raising her hands in surrender as she walks away.
"What was that about?", the one-eyed pixie asks.
"Fairies and I didn't have a wonderful past.", I say.
"How? Fairies love people.", they say.
Giving them a soft smile before opening my mouth when I sensed something off, not being the only one sensing it because the Drause on my shoulder was standing defensively. As we wait for the thing to come out when I smelled something, eyes wide in fear, rushing to cover my mouth and nose.
"If it's not the magic user from the castle kitchen.", the same person from the kitchen.
"You know fairies are also good with animals. Why pick a pixie?"
"How many people come to pixies for help?", I question back.
"Few."
"Pixies are unique to fairies, while fairies are kind-hearted, but you make even a slight mistake. Your hated and don't get me started on how they don't even try to find a match person.", I say.
The one-eyed pixie nods their head in understandment.
"We've discussed me having food and a place to stay. Do you think there's more?", it says then asks.
"I'm staying in the castle. Is there anything I need to do that'll make you stay better?", I ask as I try to think of anything else.
"Do you have any enemies?"
"Define enemy.", I intone.
Their eyes go wide before they shake their head and speak, "I would think an enemy is someone who's has it out to get you."
"Then yes.", I answer.
"How?", they ask.
"Well... that's a story for another time.", I respond.
"But-"
"Oh, Ruth, there you are!", I hear McKenna says.
"Hello again, McKenna.", I say.
"How did you find this place?", she asks.
"The pixie I helped in the village, saw me walk out of the... I guess it's a sitting area, but they noticed the Drause on my shoulder and when they found out I didn't have something, so they told me to follow and here we are.", I explain.
"So who's the pixie?", she asks.
"Hello, I'm going to be her future helper.", they answered.
McKenna stares at the pixie as if it's lost its mind. Noticing it, I rush to her before putting myself between them.
"Look, I'm going to need help take care of this Drause if I want it to grow old.", I say, while keeping eye contact with her.
"Couldn't you've picked a fairy?", she asks.
Giving her a blank stare, she stops and thinks of what she just said before she looks at me in a panic; she opens her mouth but closes it when I glare at her. Raising her hands in surrender as she walks away.
"What was that about?", the one-eyed pixie asks.
"Fairies and I didn't have a wonderful past.", I say.
"How? Fairies love people.", they say.
Giving them a soft smile before opening my mouth when I sensed something off, not being the only one sensing it because the Drause on my shoulder was standing defensively. As we wait for the thing to come out when I smelled something, eyes wide in fear, rushing to cover my mouth and nose.
"If it's not the magic user from the castle kitchen.", the same person from the kitchen.
"I'm surprised you've asked why I wasn't saying spells.", they say.
"Less talking, more fighting.", I say as I duck.
They throw more spells at me as I duck, dodge, and weave while putting up a barrier when I wasn't able to do anything. Hissing when I get scarped by a spell; getting pissed I can feel the scales forming.
["I can't lose full control."]
["Then use magic."]
["Who said that?", I ask.]
["Talk later, more dodging!"]
Focusing back on the fight, I keep dodging, but it was getting harder to dodge with how many spells were coming at me; doing what the voice said and start using magic.
"Ego voco super caelum et Terram, Fulgur caveam!", I say but it didn't sound like my voice.
Lightning surrounded the dark mage, but that just got a smirk from them as they break it with a wave of their hand; scared, glancing around to find a way out when I sense a spell coming-
"Inferno, umbra caveam!"
Watching as a dark cloud surrounds the dark mage, when they waved their hand nothing happened; fear flashes across their eyes before they shot spells at it. Sensing another person coming, monitoring the mage while using my other senses to pinpoint the newcomer; a beautiful halving of Moon, Sun with a hint of Inferno elf.
"I'm going to kill you when I get out!", the dark mage screams.
Watching the elf coming closer until they're right in front of me; smiling at me, which I smile back before looking at her in confusion.