From the morning sky, the sun graced the land with its gentle beams, chasing any and all dark away. Even managing to poke through from the tree's shadowy branches, to a seemingly empty cave, that dim light cast itself.
"Rather a bother..." A female huffed, sitting at the center of the circle in the cave, created by the rough cut gems.
The light didn't quite reach a foot away from the circle, the darkness stubbornly refusing to be banished just yet. It caused a bit of second hand pride stir in her chest, but that was another unimportant matter at the moment. Turning away from the sun, she drew in the damp, calming air of the cave, and began chanting foreign words again and again. It was an old trick, but it was known by troll and changeling alike, and she didn't stop chanting the ancient spell until the wanted reaction to the words happened.
The rocks in the cave began to glow blue, as bright and scalding as a raging fire would be, licking at the cave floor violently. A gentle breeze made the flames float and dance in the dark cave, but never once touched the woman's body at the center.
"Show me the Trollhunter." She spoke in English, her voice strong and demanding.
The flames spread and burst, sending fire all throughout the space. Jumping, she quickly stood up and snatched up a stone from the circle. The flames ceased almost instantly, but the stones now glowed a light purple. A sign that her spell had been successful.
"Show me the Trollhunter." She repeated to the stone.
It suddenly produced an image, shaking slightly as if frightened by the tone. In its soft glow, the image sharpened into that of a rather large young boy, and then into a slender young girl that was holding a staff proudly in her thin hands. All too quickly, the imagine faded and changed to another boy, clothed in a full suit of blue armor, then to a much older, human looking man with yellow eyes.
"Three human children and a changeling when I asked to see the Trollhunter!?" She boomed, taking the stone and tossing it hard against the wall. "So the rumors were true... A human Trollhunter... Now I've seen everything."
With a sneer, she walked to the mouth of the cave and began to plot a path of shadows to take out. Adjusting her high boots so they tucked over her leggings, she made a final check over for any exposed skin. A green tube top and black leather jacket covered her upper half. This was satisfactory, and her hair was long and black enough that she was certain that the irritating rays of the sun would be swallowed up by it for the most part.
'It is time to make my acquitance with this new "trollhunter".' She smirked, dashing off to the first shadow in her path.
Her first stop: Troll Markets entrance.
AN JS: I'm really sorry if my weaker side of my original story was show and replace with a better one. I really appreciate the help and comments that you have given me and I will try harder to come up with something that will either irritate Claire for something, rather to someone or just giving her a helpless truth. I would also like to thank purpledragon6 for beta reader and lilnightmare17 for taking interest in the story