forum "Wait, you... you're... magic?" "Darling, what do you think?" (Fantasy o/o Closed)

Started February 01, 2022 by @emilyevewrites group

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"I see trees trees trees! I know where we are. We are in the Grove." Shade says, leaping from the tree.

Farah followed, landing nimbly on her feet. "The Grove? We're that far out?" she questioned.

"Yup yup yup! The Grove the Grove the Grove!" Shade said.

She starts kicking up a tornado of dust around the base of the tree, running around and around and around.

Farah bit her lip. "Darling, maybe you could stop?" she suggested hesitantly.

"Stop what? Oh, running running running?" Shade says, nearly literally coming to a screeching halt.

She laughs. "What do you want to do? Oh, I know! Maybe we could visit your home! We've visited mine!"

"Ah…" Farah was hesitant. "When did we visit your home, exactly?"

"Silly, the forest is my home home home! And the trees are my parents!" Shade laughs, her eyes gleaming.

Farah nodded and hummed appreciatively. "I could say the same."

Shade grins with amusement. "Really? The forest whispers, you know. It tells me what you say is true. But if it's true, why have I not seen you?"

Farah traced her fingers around the edge of Shade's face and smiled. "Everyone loved the secret garden because it was a secret," she replied.

"A tricksy trickster, I see?" Shade teases, her eyes locked on Farah's.

A noise makes her whirl, and sees a wolf pack approaching. They aren't normal wolves, though. These were dire wolves, much bigger and much stronger than anything Shade could deal with.

(How are you about cursing? Sorry, I kind of just went for it.)

"Shit," Farah whispered. "We need to run." She grabbed Shade's arm and pulled her. "Now."

(I'm okay with it, lmao!)

Shade obediently follows Farah. "Where are we going going going?"

"Away from them," Farah said shortly. "It's a race."

Shade laughs.

"If it's a race, then let's race!" she says, taking off once more, calling her peregrine again.

Farah glanced over her shoulder. The wolves were gaining on them. "You go," she said. "Hurry."

Shade shakes her head.

"Nope nope nope. I will not leave my friend behind." she says.

"Go," Farah ordered firmly. "I promise I'll be fine. But I need you to leave."

"No. Not again. Never again, Farah. Not after-" Shade says, then cuts herself off, sufficing with a headshake and another "No."

Farah sighed. "Fine." She looked around to find the biggest tree she could for the moment. "There," she said, pointing. "Climb that tree and don't come down."

Shade nods.

"I will at least do that, I suppose…" she murmurs. She scales the tree and a quarter of the way up, she stops and looks back down.

Farah whipped around to face the wolves. They snarled and growled as they approached her, but Farah remained calm. She channeled her magic to her fingertips and when the wolves got close enough, she unleashed it. Her mind magic threw the wolves simultaneously backward in the air, yipping and howling.

Shade watches in amazement as Farah bends the wind to her will. Damn… only the Fae can do that. Tricksy little faeries!

She climbs down the tree very quickly. "Where'd they go go go?"

Farah sighed. "Away," she answered, leaning against the bark of the tree to recover briefly. Using so much magic at once drained her.

Shade decides to let Farah let her know on her own time and lets it all go.

"Okay! scree-AW, there is no need to come after all!" she calls, seeing the peregrine circling above.