Half-being.... Maybe,
While I'm sitting on the log and looking around at the beauty of the forest around me, only one thought comes to my mind. 'Why am I here?'. "I don't belong here, this is far from my home. I. Do. Not. belong here. This will never be my home-"
?: "Are you sure about that??"
I immediately look around and see a sort of yellow and blue chameleon-looking animal looking at me.
"Y-...you can hear and understand me-?"
?: "Why does that surprise you? Everyone else here are half-being. I, like every single local here, just prefer to stay in our animal forms."
{So that is what they’re called...}
(And also, Really quickly. For the sake of simplicity, (And also for my poor storyteller to not repeat words-) When someone turns into a human with their ears/tails/wings/etc. still showing, I'm simply just going to say that they turned into a human. Same for when they turn into their animal forms.)
I nod. "So-.... Then-..."
?: "I’m going to say you were going to ask for my name? It's Roya."
"Nice to meet you Roya, I'm Lyra. ...What did you mean earlier-"
Roya: "You mean what I said right after you said this place would never be your home?"
"Yes-..."
Roya: "Arramia is full of surprises. So, don't be surprised if you end up staying here longer."
I nod again.
Roya: "Any questions?"
"What-?"
Roya: "I said. Do you have any questions? Can you not hear?!"
"No- I can I just-... Never mind-... Umm... How- How do you turn into an animal-..."
Roya: "You have to either be born a Half-being or have one of the royals take you to some sky temple to turn you into a half-being."
"Where’s the temple?"
Roya glared at me.
Roya: "At the bottom of the ocean- WHERE DO YOU THINK-!?"
I stared at him for a few minutes- "Ok- Ok- jeez-"
He sighed and shook his head.
Roya: "Do you want to be a half-being?"
".... I- don't know..."
Roya: "Well you better figure it out because 'I don't know' Isn't a good answer."
"...You sound like my dad-..."
Roya: "How so?"
"He always said saying 'I don't know' Was never a good answer, Rather, he said it's not an answer- But what the heck am I supposed to say if I DON'T KNOW-?!"
Roya: "Your dad sounds like a jerk-"
"....."
Roya: "-No offense-"
"...None taken-..."
From the distance, I heard Alex and the others calling out my name-
Alex: "Lyra-?!?"
Luna: "LYRA?!??!"
I sigh and stand up.
Roya: "You should head back by now, Arramia isn't always the safest at night outside of the gates."
I nod and thank him.
Roya: "One more thing- Don't tell anyone I was here- Ok? - I'm not exactly supposed to be out here either-"
I smiled and nodded. "I didn't see or hear anyone." And with that, I walked away back to the others.
