She woke up to the sound of dripping and the smell of damp earth. She had blurry vision due to being Knocked out , but she could see something scurrying and knocking things over.

She rubbed her head, as her eyes came back into focus. The figure that was once scurrying about was now right up in her face. She blinked twice, then screamed and jumped back.

“AHH!” The figure screamed in a high pitched voice, and fell on the floor.

It was a small girl with brown hair in bunches, she had a cheeky looking round cheeks with freckles. Butterflies flew around her and some even landed in her hair. She had a pale blue dress that looked like it was made out of petals and she wasn’t wearing anything on her feet. Her eyes were blue ish green and had a violet rim around them, she had rounded puppy eyes.

She stood up and dusted herself off. Elya stood up as well but stood in the corner of the cave scared of the small girl.

“Hi, I’m Sofia,” she said in her high pitched voice. “What’s your name.”

“I’m… E… Elya,” her voice shaked.

“Can I write your name down on my hand,”

“Why?”

“So I don’t forget,” she smiled and scribbled it down on her hand. “So what are you doing around here?” She asked.

Elya stood silently and just looked at the roof.

“Oh sorry, I didn’t mean to be nosy,” she wiggled her nose, “it’s just we don’t see many of you down here,”

“What do you mean?” Elya looked confused.

“Down here, on the forest floor,”

“No, I mean, you don’t see many of me down here?”

“Oh right, yeah, we don’t see many Selene people around here, or anywhere really.”

“What!?”

“Mhm, people who have the glowing fingers. You know, I’ve heard about it but I’ve never seen it.”

“ you mean there are other people who have glowing fingers.”

“Yep.”

Elya jumped in the air, “ so there’s more people! More people like me and my… sister,” she suddenly got quiet as she remembered her sister.

“Yes, although… I’ve never met anyone like you before!”

“You should be great full for that,” she sunk back into the corner of the cave.

“And why’s that…” she looked at her hand, “Elya…”

“I killed my own sister,”

“Ohh sheesh,” elya turned her head and Sofia was right next to her now. She turned to see Elya looking sad, “Oh sorry, I didn’t mean it like that. I’m told I need to work on social cues.”

“It’s okay,” Elya tried to smile. “Anyway, what do you mean you have never met anyone like me?”

“I mean, your eyes and your hair,”

Elya grabbed her hair and tried to cover it, “I know it’s an obscure colour.”

“No, not that, I mean when your hair stands up like it’s static, and your eyes glimmer green.”

“How do you know that?”

“I saw it when those giants were stomping through the forest,” she sat down in a huff. “I ran away though to warn everyone, they didn’t believe me though,” she rolled her eyes. “They don’t believe anything I say,” she crossed her arms.

“Well, I believe you.” Elya touched her hand. “But, why don’t they believe you?”

“I’m a fallen fairy,” she turned around and pointed on the stubs that were on her back where her wings should be.

“Oh gosh,” how did that happen.

“Where I come from fairies are better than everyone else. I didn’t believe in that logic so I already got a strike. Three strikes and your wings are cut off then they send you away with a horse. My second strike was saving a cat stuck in a tree. But my final strike was when the village caught on fire. People were trapped in their cottages so I ran in to save them, I saved five people. Yet my wings were cut off. I was sent away and a fairies magic comes from their wings so that’s why I’m not as small.” She looked down at the ground, “I just wish that those fairies weren’t such snobs.” She huffed again. “Well, you want to go to the king of the NorthWind giants right?”

“How did you know,” Elya asked “Do you know where…”

“yep, and I just happen to know he is having a ball in 2 days. So we should get going,” she stood up determined and walked towards her horse.