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| *ring glows* |
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This house... This place. It's the cottage in the woods where Father and I lived. |
And may your dreams guide you to the light... |
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That's...the lullaby Father used to sing to me. |
| *knock knock* |
| Lilia, I'm coming in. |
| *door opens, footsteps* |
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Malleus?! |
| The fae in the forest were gossiping about you taking in a human infant. I see the rumors were— |
| Shh! I just got him to sleep. Keep your voice down, would you? |
| ...What is this strange creature? It looks like a hairless monkey. |
| It's the baby you heard about. His name's Silver. Isn't he adorable? |
| You call this adorable? |
| You came at a good time, actually. I'm going out for a quick shopping run. Watch Silver for me while I'm gone. |
| You would ask ME? To watch THIS? |
| Someone has to. Human infants are apparently raised on a different kind of nectar than fae. I read a book that says I'm supposed to feed him something called "powdered milk." How it can be milk, yet powder, I have no idea. But I can't get any around here, so I've got to go to a store that deals in human wares. |
| Lilia, wait! This creature is so tiny—what if I touch it and it breaks? |
| Oh, don't worry. Just pat him gently and sing him a lullaby, and he'll nod right off. I'll be right back! |
| Hey—Lilia! |
Baby Silver |
Goo... Gah... *yawn* |
| Oh, no. Have I woken it? |
Baby Silver |
Wah... Wah... WAAAH! WAAAH! |
| Rgh... What a loud cry it has. He says the infant will go to sleep if I sing it a lullaby...? I don't even know any lullabies to... |
Baby Silver |
WAAAH! |
| Wait. I do know one. *humming* |
Baby Silver |
Wah... |
| *humming* |
Baby Silver |
Goo... |
| *humming* |
Baby Silver |
Zzz... |
| ...It really did go right to sleep. *sigh* Please come back soon, Lilia. Strange, though—where could I have even learned that lullaby? I can't remember... Did one of my nursemaids sing it, perhaps? |
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Malleus... |
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