Circe was the child born both human and monkey, some thought of her an abomination to the ozian race, abandoned by her own mother, and Walsh's daughter, who doesn't love a sweet innocent little girl who turns into a terrorising monkey with wings not...
I'd received news that my love had gone into labour, this baby could be my salvation, my rest from Zelena, she finally let me go home at the end of the day, she most likely got tired of my begging. I was supposed to be loyal to Zelena alone but my heart called for Elenor, she was sweet and kind but with a feisty mind, and she was having my child. As I flew home, I could hear her screams then as I entered the door as a human, they stopped and I saw her mother holding a baby girl but the look on her face showed fright, I looked at the child's eyes only to see red ones which softened to a hazel brown "Mama...let me hold her" her mother gave the baby to Elenor "Walsh? Her eyes" Elenor knew of my curse "she carries the curse sadly" suddenly the baby shifted into fur covered baby monkey with unmistakable wings, then back.
My mind filled with fear, if the witch found out about our child, she would want to turn the infant into a weapon when she already frightened her grandmother, all because of me, Elenor's mother who didn't know of my curse immediately suggested we abandoned the child in the woods and leave it to die as she didn't want such a creature in the bloodline, Elenor was all for keeping our baby as I was monkey, or not. I knew we wouldn't be able to hide her for long, once she grows a little, she will need to learn to fly, that would be a difficult thing to disguise to a monkey as her numbers were growing, she would need teaching how to change form and control her temper. I wanted her to have the most normal life that was possible for her "what will we name her?" I looked at my dear love who stared at the baby as if it were a normal child "Circe, my grandmother's name, I think it will suit her well" I smiled "than that is what we shall call her my love, Circe"
The baby really was beautiful, pale skin, soft eyes when they weren't red, she was enchanting but I guess all babies are to their parents, little angels, but Elenor knows the price of Zelena, and she knows I can help the child but only to a certain extent, the rest Circe must do herself. I wrapped the baby in a blanket and handed it to her mother "I must return to her before she comes here" I gently kissed Elenor then Circe's forehead, she had that sweet new baby smell, I thanked the new grandmother for not forcing us to give up Circe then I left flying for castle. I saw her strutting around "I trust you took care of the matter" I nodded and screeched hoping the child I brought into the world wouldn't be a part of Zelena's world, as a pet. I suddenly remembered how many spells there were that included new born babies, and one of them was time travel, just the spell Zelena desired and the spell that would involve potentially involve Circe.
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Elenor's POV
The child I held was of two worlds, little did Walsh know that I too had a secret, I was born a witch but not one that mattered, Circe would be both witch and monkey putting her in danger this day forward, mama knew I was a witch, she was born without magic but accepted it none the less but her mother was born with it, grandmother Circe helped people through the realms of story til the day left us, she'd given me her spell book which I intend to give to my daughter who needs to stay away from the wicked witch of the west if she is to stay free. I think I knew my child was an ape while I was pregnant with her, instead of feet, I felt something brush against the inside of my stomach, her wings. Walsh would visit as often as he could, when i went into labour, I sent a monkey friend of his to tell him. Minutes later he was at my side, with our firstborn and we both accepting how difficult it would be to keep Circe from the green demon.
