An Unexpected Meeting
On the way back to the barn you hear a cry for help. By the sound of it, you think it is a child.
You follow the voice and behind a tree is a little girl. Her clothes are torn, no shoes and her ankle is twisted.
You approach her and once she spots you , her eyes light up. "Unicorn!"
You stop. she can see through your disguise? How? Still you have to help her.
You lift her up onto your back and start walking
"Yay, unicorn ride." she says as the two of you head back.
When you arrive back at the barn you see a group of police. Once they see you walking out of the trees, they come over. "Where did you find her? Miss?"
"Nokomi. I was walking through the forest and she called out for help. She may be hallucinating though. She thinks I am a unicorn."
"But you are," the girl says says plaintively.
"Probably more like a good imagination," one of the cops says. "She’s only been missing a few hours."
You hand the girl over to the officers, who take your name - thankfully, you remember to call yourself Nokomi - and call in to the station that she’s been found. Their car isn’t far away, it seems, and there are several other officers and civilians out searching.
"How long have these stables been here? I always thought they were a bunch of ruins," one of them says to you on the way to the car.
"They were," you say. "But they were recently refurbished and rebuilt."
"But… by who? Why out here, in the middle of nowhere?" You just shrug in response. This isn’t really something you want to try explaining.
"Here we go, little lady," one cop says, putting the girl in the back seat. "We’ll have you home soon."
You feel a pang as the cop slams the door shut. You feel oddly attached to this girl, even though she’s barely said anything to you. Besides, you really want to know how this girl saw your real self. But it might be wiser to go back to the barn and talk it over with Launia. You’re a bit inexperienced to go off on your own already.
Written by Catprog and Xodiac on 24 December 2014
