DISCLAIMER: The Ancient Magus' Bride belongs to Kore Yamazaki.
~ Ignis Fatuus ~
Little spots of light popped up from the forest floor to dance around them.
"Fireflies...?" Chise said uncertainly, turning around in place to look at the tiny glowing creatures that surrounded her.
Ruth barked at the 'fireflies'. They scattered.
"Wait-!" Chise called out to the disappearing lights.
One stopped and waited for her, flitting impatiently in place. As the girl started to move toward it, the tiny light floated deeper into the forest.
"Chise! Don't follow them!" her familiar warned, taking the hem of her coat between his teeth to keep her from going.
"I tried to stop her," Ruth whined to Elias later, after the mage had fished both girl and grim from depths of the bog which the will-o-the-wisps had lured Chise into.
~end~