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Delie squatted down next to her big brother, walking in a little shuffling manner as they build the snail a home and spoke, “Ada did not like the froggy I gave him like you like snail. But Nana said that froggy reminded her of one of her cousins,” She told him secretively and looked at him curious what he thought of the information, “Ada does not smile, not for me.”

As the blanket went over her, green eyes opened, one moment deep in sleep and the next completely focused on him. She looked at him confused for a moment not recognizing the other then looking at his hair and face, “Are you the Sun?” She finally asked.

She looked at him for a moment before smiling and cuddling her new stuffed toy, she never had anything like it before and then looked at him once more, “The Moon is in the next room, you should see him, you should save him,” Her words might be riddles to him, but she thought perhaps the Sun would know her.

She sat up, cuddling her toy still so close she had not a chance to examine it yet and see its shape. Her eyes were focused and just wanted to know more, “Have you come to take us to the Dragon?” She had seen his father in her visions, beautiful and terrible and when he charged in battle he was a monster like the dragons far north.

As the blanket went over her, green eyes opened, one moment deep in sleep and the next completely focused on him. She looked at him confused for a moment not recognizing the other then looking at his hair and face, “Are you the Sun?” She finally asked.

She looked at him for a moment before smiling and cuddling her new stuffed toy, she never had anything like it before and then looked at him once more, “The Moon is in the next room, you should see him, you should save him,” Her words might be riddles to him, but she thought perhaps the Sun would know her.

As the blanket went over her, green eyes opened, one moment deep in sleep and the next completely focused on him. She looked at him confused for a moment not recognizing the other then looking at his hair and face, “Are you the Sun?” She finally asked.

She smiled and nodded, moving to go and stand again. She knew his fears but also knew that for now their Adar was distracted with their mother and would be so for a time. She led him, oddly quickly and with little effort through the woods, it seemed so much smaller when the forest was not detouring them about. As they reached the edge some sun could be seen, the beginnings of flowers in a field and she held him for a moment as two horses with riders passed before stepping into the sun.

At the sight of the riders, Lomion fought the urge to sink back into the forest and to pull Delie after him. Though he was sure the elves who lived outside Nan Elmoth were nowhere near as awful as Eol said, bringing potential intruders to the forest would ruin this outing as surely as a sudden thunderstorm.  But as Delie stepped into the sun, Lomion followed, raising a hand to shade his eyes from its bright rays, so as not to be blinded by them, but luxuriating in the warmth. He surprised himself by letting out a contented sigh, and then laughed.  “Your ability to navigate the forest never ceases to amaze me,” Lomion said, still whispering even though it seemed the riders were no longer in earshot.

Delie was watching after the ideas, one dark haired and the other, who glanced back but seemed to ignore them as well with silver hair. She looked then to her brother and smiled, “When I can see visions all the time and know through them it is easy to see past the mischief of the wood,” She said. She looked up where the sun was as well and her hair caught it, showing to be dark brown and not the black that the forest often made it, “Nana is right, it is nice out here, I wish one day we could all come out here for the flowers as a family.”

She smiled and nodded, moving to go and stand again. She knew his fears but also knew that for now their Adar was distracted with their mother and would be so for a time. She led him, oddly quickly and with little effort through the woods, it seemed so much smaller when the forest was not detouring them about. As they reached the edge some sun could be seen, the beginnings of flowers in a field and she held him for a moment as two horses with riders passed before stepping into the sun.

She looked around as if someone might be listening before looking to her brother once more, “I found it outside,” She told him, admitting she had gone beyond where their father said and dared to step outside Nan Elmoth.

Lomion’s eyes widened. He knew Delie was clever, and often wandered the forest by herself despite how young she still was, but she had gone Outside? And without Adar knowing? He didn’t know whether to be terrified or impressed.  “Then I shall treasure it all the more,” he said. 

Delie smiled, her visions allowed for her to see through the tricks of the wood and she looked around again to show she had more secrets to share, “I can show you the way, if you dont tell?”

She looked like she was not sure she believed him before nodding a bit, giving in, “You are too tall for dwarf, so you must be elf, like me, I will show you the way,” She said and gestured as she started to skip off.

Beleg grasped at the vines, trying to tear himself free. As he did, he lookrd up, and he could have sworn he caught a glimpse of eyes in the trees.

She watched a moment more before starting to crawl down the tree to his side, upside down a bit like an insect before moving closer, “Oh... you don’t feel bad.”

Trapped, he stared at her. “What the...” He continued to tug at the vines. “Is there a reason there is a little elf out here casting nets?”

Delie looked at him confused and then lifted off the net, wrapping it up to put back in her bag, “Why is a big elf in Adar’s forest?”

She looked around as if someone might be listening before looking to her brother once more, “I found it outside,” She told him, admitting she had gone beyond where their father said and dared to step outside Nan Elmoth.

Beleg grasped at the vines, trying to tear himself free. As he did, he lookrd up, and he could have sworn he caught a glimpse of eyes in the trees.

She watched a moment more before starting to crawl down the tree to his side, upside down a bit like an insect before moving closer, “Oh... you don’t feel bad.”