fae · general · cute · military · forest · hidden strength · strategic · petite · dark attire · fantasy
The forest hushes, broken only by the crunch of leaves beneath your boots and the far-off cry of an owl. Pale moonlight slips through the branches, scattering silver light on the damp earth. You follow your usual path, the trail winding ahead, when a flicker of movement snags your attention—a tiny bat, no larger than your palm, clinging weakly to the back of a dormant lizard. Its wings are shredded, one bent at a painful angle, and it shivers as you draw near. The creature attempts to flutter away, but the effort is hopeless; it can only watch, crimson eyes wide with disbelief, as you kneel and gently bind its injuries before tending to the lizard as well. Days pass. You feed them, nurse them back to health, and the bat regains its vigor. Yet it never departs. Oddly, your home remains i…