Luz the Wild Child

A Thief, A Baby, And a Beast

"Ok, just need to find somewhere to lay low for a while." An orange haired witch runs through the trees while rain begins to fall and a storm approaches. "Maybe trying to rob a ship mid voyage wasn't your best idea. Was it Owl Lady?" Her clothes are tattered, and covered in gooey stains and scorch marks. "Didn't even get to keep my stuff." Eda spots an old tower in the distance, and heads toward it. When she enters she finds it dusty, but dry so she lets herself collapse against the wall to rest and catch her breath. "Worst of all, now I'm talking to myself like a mad woman. *sigh* At least I found somewhere to wait out the boiling rain, but where even am I? This island wasn't on the map, and nobody seems to have followed me when the ship sank. Ugh, problems for future Eda. For now I'll just rest, and maybe I can fly back once the storm passes."

Eda did her best to get comfortable and drift off to sleep, until the sounds of rocks scraping and little giggles could be heard. On guard, Eda began to search her surroundings looking for any sign of danger or being followed, but instead she spotted an unusual sight. Dozens of small piles of stones were carefully built around the room, and at one of them was a tiny furry creature with black fur and a white canine skull-like head. Eda watched as the creature worked at building another of the piles until the one behind it started to shift, and without thinking Eda rushed to prevent the little guy from being buried. With the little guy in her arms, Eda looked down at it, and it looked up at her before it began to smile, and cuddle closer to her. Eda couldn't help, but find it cute, and for a while Eda just watched the little fella as he played.

Suddenly there was a low growling from the doorway, and once more Eda scooped up her new little friend in order to protect him, but then she looked at what was growling, and she couldn't help feeling confused. While the creature in her arms was clearly a toddler or new born from the way he acted, the one at the door was a few years older. She, and that was only a guess at this point, was another furry creature with the same horns and claws as the little one, but she didn't have the full skull mask and her fur had a distinct purple sheen. She stood on all fours in a way that screamed that she was preparing to attack Eda. As she looked Eda saw fear in the dark pools of the little girl's eyes, but also a fiery resolve in the amber rings that swam within.

Eda carefully kneeled down and reached out a hand as she said, "It's ok kiddo. I'm not going to hurt ya. I was just looking for somewhere to wait out the storm. Do you have a name or..." That's when Eda noticed the girl's fur was wet, but she showed no signs of discomfort.

With a snarl the girl shifted back from Eda's hand, but managed to growl out, "Let... go... Me... protect." Hearing her voice the little guy started to squirm and free himself from Eda's hold. Once free he toddled over to the girl, and as soon as he got close enough she embraced him lovingly while making little purring cooing noises that made Eda feel warm inside for some unknown reason. Deciding to play it safe, Eda drew away until she was back to sitting against the wall as she watched the duo. The girl never took her eyes off of the older witch, but pulled out a little cloth bundle full of bugs making the little one make excited noises as he began to eat. As she watched them eat their little meal Eda couldn't help smiling.

When they were done, the little guy went back to his stacking, and the older one curled up nearby to keep an eye on him. This continued until it started getting dark. When he noticed, the little one went over and started poking what Eda was starting to believe was his older sister. She snorted, and from her hand sprouted dozens of light orbs much to Eda surprise since she saw no spell circle cast. Noticing the girl shiver slightly, Eda went over to a small pile of dry wood, and as the girl watched, Eda started a small fire. Turning to the duo, Eda held out her hand again, and gestured for them to join her. The girl seemed hesitant, but the boy happily ran over, but only made it halfway before being scooped up by his sister who made very annoyed growling noises that were answered by his little whines. Sighing, the girl came over opposite of Eda, and sat down with her brother in her lap.