Chapter 1. Burned
The night came down, black and beautiful, exactly the cover that was needed for the figure that flitted through the dark forest, carrying a sleeping baby in their arms. Anyone looking at the figure could tell that it was a young women , from the slight build to the way that she walked.
The women paused, looking behind her at the lone lane from town. The child in her arms stirred and yawned sleepily, opening sapphire blue eyes to gaze up at her. Upon seeing the women's face,the child started to cry. This wasn't her mother.
'Hush...Lady Luna...' the women soothed her, using the child's given title. 'Please child, be quiet.'
The child, Luna, stopped crying as a howl sounded behind and to the left of them. The women glanced behind them, lulling Luna to sleep before setting off again and leaving only the lingering smell of smoke and roses behind.