Welcome.

Ellie jumped. “oh um…hello. what’s your name?” She might as well put that in her notebook.

Monty still seemed oblivious to Iitl.

"No doubt they do! I’m probably quite the celebrity with the nearby village. Mossssst creaturesss that ressside in the wood that I do are. The few villagersss i’ve met have been terrified of me, ssso it would explain a lot." 

She shook her head. “The woodsss provide whatever vegetablesss I need. I don’t need that many at all, given that i’m mossstly sssnake.”

"I could probably hunt for meat in them too, but where’sss the fun in that? Besssides, the woodsss aren’t the sssafessst, even for a grown Nagini like me!" 

She let one had drop absentmindedly to her abdomen. She wondered how previous clutches had fared rather often. But, if they were her children, they were no doubt doing well!

"Sugar, friend?" he inquired upon his return to the parlour, placing the container and its little spoon on the beverage tray as well. His shadow followed behind him rather… slowly.

Iitl lingered there in the doorway, exactly half of his face peering around the corner to see Monty. If he were a creature of flesh, he’d probably blush at seeing her there, in the flat. It was such a personal space, and he’d taken great care in the past to not make apparent his recurring thoughts- she didn’t know about them, right? So why was she here?

"Ah, you’ll remember Iitl-" Adrian shifted to try waving the incubus forward, but the dark one seemed to have hidden himself again. "… Iitl?"

"Are you okay?" whispered Iitl where he lurked on the ceiling above Monty, lowering himself far enough so that, although upside-down, his eyes were on level with hers. This took quite the courage. "Can I bring you woods in the tea? I mean tea in your woods? You tea in the woods.”

"Of courssse I do. How could I forget him?" She absentmindedly rubbed her abdomen. Monty let out a little chuckle. "Me? Fine. If you're wondering why i'm here, it'ssss becausse i'm keeping my promissse to Adrian here." And... seeing the father of her children didn't hurt.

Monty flushed at his words. He-He wanted to see her? That.. That wasn't something that people usually did. They.. usually left her once they found out she was knocked up.

Iitl debated silently whether to slip into the den, whether he should speak up and ask some questions of his own- how she is, what being pregnant feels like, if she’d like some crisps from his stash in the larder, etc. Her cave sounded nice. It probably made nice echoes during rain. Could probably sneak out of it to see twilight turn the clouds different colours…

"Do the people in the villages have lore about you, do you think? Due to the poultry seizing, I mean." He projected the question over his shoulder while stepping briefly into the next room, for he needed to fetch the sugar’s container from the larder.

"Do you find your vegetables in the villages as well, or do the woods provide them for you?" he called out too, snapping his fingers to get the incubus’ attention. Once Iitl managed to shift to the side, Adrian was able to retrieve the container of little sweet cubes.

Monty still seemed oblivious to Iitl.

"No doubt they do! I'm probably quite the celebrity with the nearby village. Mossssst creaturesss that ressside in the wood that I do are. The few villagersss i've met have been terrified of me, ssso it would explain a lot." 

She shook her head. "The woodsss provide whatever vegetablesss I need. I don't need that many at all, given that i'm mossstly sssnake."

"I could probably hunt for meat in them too, but where'sss the fun in that? Besssides, the woodsss aren't the sssafessst, even for a grown Nagini like me!" 

She let one had drop absentmindedly to her abdomen. She wondered how previous clutches had fared rather often. But, if they were her children, they were no doubt doing well!

The Nagini smiled. “Preperationsss are going sssswimmingly. I have my nessst built already- I live in woodsss not far from here. Don’t expect to sssee me much once i’ve laid eggss, however. I….ssstay by my nesst. Or around it until they hatch.” 

Monty took a tentative sip of her tea. "Hm. That issss weird. I have nothing of the sssort, I do live in a cave after all. It'ssss not the mossst luxuriousss- but cozy nonethelessssss." 

"Thank you. You look fine asss well." Monty let herself giggle.

"You’re-?! Oh, my goodness!" He came around quickly with the cup and rocked back and forth on his heels after giving it to her, excitement making him bounce. "Congratulations! How long’ve you known? How are preparations and things going?"

The Nagini smiled. "Preperationsss are going sssswimmingly. I have my nessst built already- I live in woodsss not far from here. Don't expect to sssee me much once i've laid eggss, however. I....ssstay by my nesst. Or around it until they hatch." 

"Thank you. You look fine asss well." Monty let herself giggle.

Fine then.

Monty traced a hand along his jaw and almost touched noses with him, trying desperately to ignore his hands and the aura he was putting off. “I sssaid; pleasse fuck me. Isss that loud enough for you, sssir?” 

The Witch watched the boy. They could tell the other was not human, but he was most definitely not a resident of the forest. How he had gotten past their guard dog was a mystery- but knowing Fergus, he was probably asleep.