Word Count → 286 :: For Ahiga!
Sophie had moved farther south than she'd intended on today's adventure, searching for more of the strange creatures that Mordecai had introduced her to. At least, that was her excuse for poking her head under bushes and sniffing mushrooms, and generally exploring the area. Really, she had a much different motive; she was looking for humans. Their remains, at least, like that run-down den she and her new-found friend had seen. The two reasons for her adventure might have been connected, considering she'd also found all those things--the frozen elves, she remembered--there, too, but her fascination was rather evenly divided between the two new interests.
Sophie thought people would approve much less of humans, though, so that was the one she kept to herself.
Sticking her head curiously into an old hollowed-out tree that lay across her path, Sophie padded into the log and looked about. There were cracks in the top, letting in a bit of light before her, and she watched the dust dance a bit in the golden glow before she stepped a few feet more into the odd thing. She'd never seen a hollow tree before; but Mordecai had said something about elves and fairies living in trees...maybe this was the sort of thing they lived in!
Stepping back the way she'd come hesitantly, Sophie pressed her ears back and called, hesitantly, "Little elf...? Sophie sorry...Didn' mean intrude!" She stepped back a bit more, hesitantly, and ducked her head, looking about uncertainly. It didn't seem like a very nice home; she wondered if it it changed when little puppies weren't around to spy. Elves could disguise themselves, right? Maybe they could disguise other things, too.
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