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Charlotte followed, gripping Nilo's arm.
When they walked outside, Charlotte spotted a faerie (is that how its supposed to be spelled cus idk)
her eyes widened and she smiled at Nilo
"well this day can get better from what im seeing" she said aloud.
Wren looked down at the pair, still clinging to the trunk. They didn't seem to be guards-actually, no, they definitely weren't guards. "Excuse me?" She asked, a little awkwardly. "Are the guards gone?"
" The guards… are gone yes. Question: Where exactly did you come from?" Nilo asked " Last time I checked, the only people in this forest were me, a few Faun's and Nymph's and a centaur or two, but I know for a fact there have never been fairies in this forest" they stared more intensely now, voice growing stricter" So… who are you running from"
"From the guards." She said, shifting away from the trunk a little. "I have been hiding for a while, and decided to just make the run to the forest."
" So there IS a guard camp near the forest, just as I suspected" Nilo's face shifted into a pensive gaze " And why are you running from them? I didn't think the Fae of all people would be targeted by the King's guard"
"We still aren't human." She said, moving to step in a lower branch. "They still don't like us. It's just easier to hide wings under a cloak."
They shrugged "Makes sense. Fae have the same reputation as the Djinn used to." They looked back at her "Not that it's fair, but they just seem to hate us" they frowned a little " And their prejudice leads to catastrophes" they shrugged "Welp, welcome to the team I guess, this is Charlotte, we just met yesterday."
Charlotte gave a small smile and wave, she stepped forward slightly and spoke
"Im Charlotte, if you want, you're welcome to stay in my tree, there's plenty of room and don't worry I understand, I'm a faun, therefore all my kind are dead and or being hunted as well." She gestured to the tree in front of them, her tree.
(bump—)
( I was waiting for @CWPoofToxicRush but I'm not sure if this is still active)
(I was just waiting for someone to respond—)
"Are you sure? I don't want to intrude." Wren said, hopping down to a lower branch.
Charlotte waved her hand as she spoke.
"No, no no." She said with a warm, welcome smile.
"You're not intruding at all, the more the merrier." She said laughing heartily.
Nilo smiled brightly " If anyone was intruding" they added, " It was the guards" The smile on their face sort of faded " We might need to do something about that by the way" turning a but to face Charlotte " They definitely won't leave by their own volition"
Charlotte's mouth drew into a tight line and she nodded briskly. She put her hands to her ears in reflex, and pulled on its fur. Something she'd seen her mother do before she was murdered.
She quickly brought her hand down after a moment, she sighed loudly and kept her gaze on the ground, small prickly tears protruded behind her eyes. She saw her mom and dad and she wished more than anything that they were here with her.
She looked up to Nilo once her eyes were not wet anymore. She gave a small, tired smile and said
"I have a plan." She said with all the confidence she had.
Hopefully it'll work she thought.
Nilo looked down at Charlotte and smiled " Perfect" They put a hand on her shoulder and shoved playfully " Let's hear it then." They couldn't help but feel a little resentment for the guards. Both for their races' genocide, and because they really worried Charlotte, and after yesterday, Nilo had a lot to repay her, so if this plan involved a little revenge, they were fully on board.
Charlotte blushed then gave a fake gasp in mock betrayal.
Then she leaned closer to them.
"We make their lives a living hell, torture them until they leave the forest screaming like banshees." She said with a sly grin.
Nilo seemed a little surprised by this sudden change in tone, but they definitely were not complaining " Hell yeah, we're running some guards out of the woods" they grinned " But uhhh…. how exactly are we going to do that?"
Charlotte shrugged and gave a small frown.
"I'm not really sure" she said with a blush, "that's as far as I got." She said quietly.