Hidden among the leaves above the dead
Summary-Abandoned by those that were supposed to be her family Fem! Harry makes a life for herself. One that she is just really starting to enjoy when the dead wake up hungry for human flesh. So, what happens when this independent Fem! Harry is faced with surviving during the walking dead?
Disclaimer- I do not own Harry Potter or The Walking Dead
Chapter two
Well, Hyacinth fears and believes about the virus being real despite what everyone else seemed to believe, had proven to be true. As currently the dead were up and about, hunting down any other living being that could get their rotting hands on; be it human or animal. Turning the world in to a place most considered to be hell on earth while they were at it. At the same time Hyacinth was great happy and grateful to find out that all the protections as well as everything she had put up it, in what she was now calling her treetop sanctuary, working wonderfully
Yes, now that she found out just how bad everything had turned out, she found herself utterly grateful she had heeded the warning she had gotten from magic. And therefor had been able to set up her protection; had been able to improve them as much as she had. Both for herself, and hopeful later on others as well. Because as of right now she wasn't to sure that her previous protections would have been enough to protect her through out all of this, let alone anyone else.
But she had been able to get everything she want, and now she felt it was about as good as it was going to get when it came to protections on her tree top sanctuary. Yes, it had taken Hyacinth longer then she originally thought it would to get everything set up; much longer then she first thought it would have.
A good seven months long instead of the two or three months she had been estimating when she had first begun fixing it all up. Though fortunately she had gotten everything she needed to do on the ground done literally days before the walking dead became such a serious threat; happening just a month after she started. Just a single month after she had first found out about the virus that was said to create the walking dead in the first place.
But that could be because she had decided to do even more then she had originally planned to do when she had first thought up her city in the trees. Having let the growing feeling of dread and paranoia drive her to add even more to her new sanctuary. Something she got the feeling that later on she would be rather grateful she had done so. Seeing even now as she stared down from her tree top she was already feeling thankful about how safe she currently was. Especially considering she had no idea just how long this thing was supposed to last anyway.
One of the first additions she had added, being the fact, she had gone and got even more supplies then what she had gotten earlier. Because unlike what she had believed before, in the beginning at least, she did have more time to go through a couple more stores. Though that was after she had set up places to put all the supplies she gotten as she really didn't want to risk finding the actual limitation on the bottomless bag; seeing as before now it really hadn't been found yet.
So, yes she had more time, and newly emptied bags ready for when she went to other stores to help prepare, even if she had to do it in the dead of night. Or from up in the roof beams above the walking dead. She had been able to do so; and felt it all worth it considering just what she had managed to grab over all the time she had been doing that.
On the plus side, because everyone was running, from either the walking dead, or doing everything they could do avoid said walking dead, Hyacinth didn't have to hide her magic as much while she did this. Seeing everyone else was either locking themselves up in some way or simply too panicked to really pay attention to what she was doing.
Which made Hyacinth wonder, in the back of her mind, if any other witch or wizard was user their magic the way she had at the time. Making a sort of sanctuary or a safe place for them to stay because as far as she could see it effect both worlds just as badly and she hadn't really seen any magicals running around in panic while she was going through all the shops; looking for what every supplies she felt could help her and her home.
Because she was doing her best to go through all the shops she could and could use her magic a bit more in the open, Hyacinth was able to empty and gather more supplies from two different stores. One of which was Dicks sporting good, a place she had emptied out before the outbreak had become public knowledge, so she had even more survival gear; as well as a good amount of supplies to help survive in the wild. More so then she could ever get in the wizarding world; at least not on the level she got them a Dicks. Seeing as most wizards didn't bother with things such a survival gear when they could easily use their magic to do something similar.
Plus, if needed it gave her things like bikes, boats and other forms of transportation that she wouldn't have otherwise. Not to mention the forms of protection she had gotten in the form of more blades, as well as numerous guns was really an amazing frosting on an already delicious cake. Like the saying it was better to have something and not need it, then to need something and not have it, Hyacinth continued to try her best to have anything that she may need one day.
Then there was the last store she had managed to empty before things had gone from the pan and into the fire. Which was a Kohls store. One where she had originally decided to empty because one, the owner had closed it down and abandoned it the second the walking dead had come; with everyone else doing the same because it had quickly overcome with said walking dead.
And two she knew that if she was going to have what was going to be basically a small town up in the trees she needed the supplies to run it. Which meant that not only did she need food, survival gear but different types of clothing for all types of weather; which was one of the main reasons why she had decided to Kohls. Seeing as it was one of the largest clothing centers she could get to with easy from where she was.
Only once she got there she found that it had a lot more than just clothes in it; unlike what she had first believed. In this one shop she had managed to get all types of clothing. Be if for adult men, adult women children to, babies clothing. As well as all other types of baby gear; from walkers to carriers to cribs anything needed for a young child was there.
Something she never thought she would need seeing as she didn't have plans for children any time in the future what only being almost eighteen years old. But at the same time just knowing it would be needed in the future; especially if she invited others into her tree top sanctuary. Because while she may not want children at the moment that didn't mean no one else did. And beside she knew that sometime in the future she might find herself wanting a kid herself; so, it be better to have in even if at the moment she didn't need it.
Not only were all types of clothes, be it from infants sizes to elderly, but emptying out this shop also let her get all types of shoes, things for the homes, furniture, bathing supplies and even more survival gear; It was a stop, and bag filler, kind of trip. One that Hyacinth felt rather happy about being able to get.
After she had emptied these stores and had finished getting all the things she needed to do while on the ground floor, she quickly got to work on everything she needed to do while in the treetops. Doing her best to ignore the faint screams she could hear of in the distance; as well as the sounds of gun shots followed by a too silent silence. Knowing even with her magic she wouldn't be able to really help anyone; seeing as most of them were too far away for her to get to in time.
Plus, she was still trying to beat off that saving people thing she had been pushed to have. Not to mention she really didn't want to help someone only to find out she had been led into a trap; something she knew happened from the plans she had overheard while in her trees. Funnily enough the group who had been doing the planning, which included both stealing someone supplies, raping and then killing said person, all ended up mysteriously stumbling on to a large horde of walkers they never really saw once they where far enough away from Hyacinth's trees.
After she got all the supplies and everything else she needed up said trees, with everything she had gathered together put up in such a way she didn't have to worry about having to go on the ground and therefor around those Walkers or any other dangers that were on the ground.
Is when Hyacinth spent the next six months setting everything up the way she felt would be best for her, and hopefully others, home. It was when she had finished making sure the sanctuary she wanted was finally finished up, and about as safe as she could make it.
To do this, Hyacinth first set up the tents in different trees; upon the stands she had made earlier, and several more she added once she had decided just how big her sanctuary was going to be Though at the same time she had made sure that her two-room apartment tent a little further way than anyone else. But at the same time not far enough away that it was terrible noticeable. Just enough to give herself a little more privacy then the others would have.
Still these tents were a variety of different tents that each held different things in them. Some a lot fancier then the tent she owned, and some a lot less fancy but still Hyacinth couldn't bring herself to care seeing as she enjoyed the tent she had and didn't want to change it. Seeing as her tent had become her home, and honestly with just her she didn't need anything large then what she had, hell even with the tent she was in now, with how she had everything being stored she still had plenty of room.
That being said, the other tents that she had set up, all twelve of them, were all warded and protected as her own with. Though unlike hers they currently weren't keyed to a specific person and wouldn't be until she allowed someone to do so. Nor where they the center of the warding and nor did those tents have nearly as much stored in them as hers did.
That being said, with all the wards she had on her tent, and with the fact her tent was keyed to only her, this made it so that if anyone else did join her up here, it'd keep said tent safe from anyone else entering it without the owner's permission. Something she wasn't planning on doing any time soon. And something which could very easily be added to other places in her sanctuary if she wanted to.
Something Hyacinth felt would offer a lot of reassurance to anyone she decided to finally bring up with her because she would be adding the keyed in wards to who every decide to join. Though that is to say she'll never be able to enter the tents in question, seeing as they were hers first after all. She just wouldn't be letting the others know, nor would she be taking advantage of the fact she would still be able to enter the other tents; after all she was only planning on doing so in case of an emergency and only then.
Out of these twelve tents, two of them were similar to hers being a high class two-roomed apartment on the inside; with everything you'd expect in one the high-class apartments. Including several things Hyacinth felt people would most likely kill for now, including running hot water, a working kitchen, and several other things that were no longer available due to the lack of electric powered the people outside the tent now had. Making Hyacinth being thankful beyond measure that all her things ran on magic; something that wasn't going to lose power anytime soon.
Another two were actual considered a bit of a bachelor pad in a tent being a single roomed apartment; in fact, Hyacinth was pretty sure they were portable bachelor pads given the masculine ting the whole tents in question had. These two she had set in sperate trees apart from each other, but both closer to the outer parts of her trees; while still being connected, as well as a bit closer then her own tent was, to everything else.
The next five were similar to each other as they were all, a four-bed roomed house complete with a second floor to go with them; at least inside the tents they were. These rooms Hyacinth check and found that they were all fully furnished inside with gender neutral settings; that could be changed to what colors the owners wanted with a simple flick of the wrist.
Something Hyacinth was willing to do once she found someone she'd be willing to have as owners of said tents. Though honestly given how nice the rooms were, especially the master bedrooms in each tent, she didn't see why anyone would really want to change them; even if they were gender neutral instead of more specific. But if asked she'd be willing to help; unless the owner in question had magic and could do it themselves that is.
The last three were a lot higher class then the others she had. Enough so that Hyacinth almost regretted getting them, seeing as she could see fights happening over them seeing as these tents in questions were probably similar to what richer purebloods, like the Malfoy family, used whenever, on the rare chances, they had to use a tent.
But at the same time Hyacinth was sure she could make use of them in ways of putting large groups together, groups who didn't want to separate and were to large in number for the other family themed tents. It could potential end the fighting knowing if you stayed in one of the large tents that you would be sharing it with a number of other's, right?
These last three tents were in order from the lest fancy, not that was saying much, to the fanciest of them all. The first being a, large six-bedoom, four bathrooms, thee floored house with a library, a dining room and a state-of-the-art kitchen. To a good ten-bedroom, nine bathrooms, build in library and grand kitchen, four floored mansion; that actually had a build in inner pool room in it
Something that Hyacinth had actually been able to copy into smaller tent in the off corner of the tree fort so she, and eventual other, could have their own pool to swim in if they choice to. Seeing as swimming, like chocolate, had always been a guilty pleasure of hers
Though even as she made this pool tent, she had also made sure to layer and cover every inch of with spells to insure others didn't slip from into it, or worse off of the ladders around it; even if the double netting she had under it would catch anyone who did fall even with the precautions she had put up.
Then there was the final tent. The largest, most fancy tent that Hyacinth had decided to place in the very middle of a town and use as a meeting place instead of a single house for a family; mainly as to avoid any jealous. Because even if she did a large group in it she didn't think it would work; as the tent in question was just that rich feeling.
So, because of this, the new town house meeting place as literally a good twenty roomed, eighteen bath room, ball room included mansion. That had not only two indoor pools in it, but a hot tub, a sunbathing room as well as two separate libraries, five floors and three kitchens in it. Honestly it was a tent that the Malfoys would have been proud to own. And way too much to give to one single group without starting fights.
Though at the moment she was working on adding a hot tub beside the pool she had made in the other tent. But really didn't see much of a point of it yet; seeing as the current one was available for anyone who would want it anyway.
Luckily, like all other magical tents out there, these tents were ran on magic, both from the earth and from the runes she had pumped with enough magic to last all of them at least three years. So, because of this all of them had running water, a heating system as well as completely functioning kitchens. Without her having to worry about any of those things shutting down, breaking down or in other way stopping from working. Knowing this Hyacinth couldn't help but thank what ever god may be out there for the fact she had magic; that the world still had magic within it.
At the same time, because of how much easier magic made things, she was hoping that this would mean that hopefully no one would have anything to complain about when she eventual did get others for her sanctuary. Which after everything she had set up, and all the items she had managed to gather, should hold quite a few people safely; without worrying about running out of supplies in any near time in the future.
Though, at the same time, she wasn't holding her breath on that, seeing as it seemed to be in the human nature to complain; to never really be satisfied with what they had, no matter how good it maybe.
So, despite being hopeful, Hyacinth knew eventually, someone was going to complain; even if they should be counting themselves lucky they had a place like that to stay in. Especially considering that most places didn't seem to have clean running water, let along offer the safety her treetop sanctuary offered. Nor the amount of food, drinks or other necessaries, like medications, that would be needed in the long run.
Hyacinth had pretty much set up each tent in its own tree with bridges going in between them to offer a small sense of privacy to who every decided to take a tent. Not to mention with the nets just below the bridge also offering an even more sense of safety; and that was on top of every protection ward or spell she could think of on every inch of the sanctuary in question. But hopefully the more visible signs of protection would over a bit more security to who every she had decided to eventually bring to her home; to give them safety from the walking dead below them.
Other than the tent like homes she had placed up, Hyacinth had also taken care to both fully stock up said tents, as well as, have several different places that could be called the groups storage units. Which is where she had placed several storage boxes that she had, in places that anyone in the group could easily get to them. Though at the moment she was the only one with access to them as she did have wards that made it so only those keyed into could get into; she did this on the far-off chance someone else managed to find her.
Not to mention she knew that she would only let those who she could trust into those boxes, so it may take a bit of time before those she lets in her sanctuary full access the storage boxes, at least until she was sure they wouldn't stab her in the back for what she had.
Each storage box holding something different in them. One being a storage box with all types of food in it. Most of which she had gotten from the stores she had emptied, as well as the different animals she had hunted down over the last couple of months. All of which was placed under as many powerful preservation spells as Hyacinth could put on them. To keep them as fresh as possible for as long as possible.
A second one being storage filled with all types of clothing, blankets, shoes, hoodies, socks and anything else wearable under protections spells; to protect them both from time as well as the weather. Not to mention auto repairing charms and cleaning charms for any older clothing that may have been thrown in there that need to be fixed up; making it look pretty much brand new.
The third on would be the one she could see getting maybe the most use, beside the food that is, considering what was going on around them, and this was the storage box she had for all the weapons she had grabbed. Be it the guns, the bullets for said guns, the blades, like the swords or daggers she had. Along with any other weapons that she may find or had already grabbed. Yes, some of the weapons she had on her, and had even placed in the other tents, but the third storage box was where the majority of the weapons were stored. And was rather full considering she had all the weapons from several stores in it; one of which was a store that was geared to weapons only.
After the storage box she had a forth one set up, in yet another location; this one a bit closer to the center of the sanctuary instead of closer to her tents; like the other were in one way or another. This one, was for all the different plants fruits and vegetables that she had growing; in one large field.
Most of which Hyacinth would freely admit that she had spelled up from the smaller abandon farms in the area around her. After stumbling upon one and realizing that her sanctuary would need to have a way to have a renewable source of food on the chance all the supplies she had grabbed ran out. This included things such as strawberries, apple trees, cherry trees, peach trees and several different types of both vegetables such as carrots, potatoes, pumpkins, squash as well as several different vining fruits. All of which Hyacinth had spelled to keep watered and had a magical artificial sun in there to give them the light they needed.
Though she would need to go through it herself to harvest everything and make continues check up to make sure things were going well. Something Hyacinth felt would be a bit easier for her one she found others that would be able to help her with this. Luckily, she had managed to time everything with her farm to make it, so she only had to go check through it once a week. But seeing as the majority of it wasn't ready to harvest yet Hyacinth knew that she would have to do it more often at a later date.
Not only this but this storage trunk, also had a warded of section in the far corner that Hyacinth was using to grow different potions ingredients. While she wasn't the best at potions to begin with she knew that sooner or later, the positions she did have would run out and she would have to replace them in some way. Having at least some of the supplies to do so would go a long way into doing so; especially since most potion that dealt with healing were all plant based to begin with
Though hopefully by the time she needed to do this, Hyacinth would have found someone who could do potions a lot better then she could, because honestly she didn't want to risk poisoning herself or anyone else from the potions she made; not to mention what the explosions of said potions might attract in her direction if she did try to make potions with the level of skills she had.
The fifth and final storage box, or trunk really, was the one that was more off to the side and hidden in the back of the sanctuary; almost hidden by her tent in fact; not that she meant to do this as she had set everything else up it was just where it had ended up. And this was the trunk that held all the animals she had found, most of which were farm animals she had found while she was magically digging up the farms around her and had cleared out everything of value from them; after they had been abandoned of course.
This trunk was one of the more difficult one she had fixed up and had been one of the things that had taken her the longest in fact. But inside this trunk was land similar to what was in the fourth trunk. Only this one had different stalls in it as well as spells to feed and clean up after the animals.
Not only that but it had an almost paging like system to warn her if anything was going wrong in it. After all, once Hyacinth had cleared out the farms realizing that her sanctuary would need a renewable source of food she also realized that they would also need a source of meat as well; seeing as hunting wouldn't always work as the walkers below her at anything that was living; including any wild animals that may come a crossed their path.
Which meant in Hyacinth mind that with the number of walkers out there that hunting would run scarce really soon. Especially in the winter. So, to combat that, Hyacinth had taken all the farm animals she had seen and set them in up in the fifth trunk along with several rabbits, and birds. Luckily, she had been able to spell the land in the trunk to be rather large and had been able to fit all the animals in it without too much question
Though despite how much she had wanted to Hyacinth didn't add a herd of deer for fear of not having enough room for them in the long run Not with all the other animals she had there. Though she had managed to capture just four deer, two males and two females, none of them older than a year old. And all of which, along with all the animals she had in there, would hopeful breed and keep a steady supply of animal available. Animals they could at a later date used for several different things. Be it for food, clothes, or trade
Though in the back of her head Hyacinth knew that while it was going well with the animals in the fifth trunk she may need help with them later. Be it for their health, or for helping them give birth if they needed it. Hunting them down, butchering, skinning and making meals out of them she had no trouble doing.
But the other things such as knowing when to best milk them, care for them, or breed them. She had no idea about and would need help with; even she knew this. So, she did hope in the future she ran a crossed someone who had the knowledge to do so; otherwise her plans with the fifth trunk may amount to wasted time in the end.
Now Hyacinth hadn't placed everything she had gotten in those boxes, or in the tents she had set up for the others; not in the least bit. No, Hyacinth still had two nearly full bottomless bags of things she had either purchased from the wizarding world, or if not that, had stolen from the mundane one. After all, while she did want to help others that didn't mean she felt she could fully trust them entirely. Not when even before the world had gone to hell someone would stab you in the back for the simplest reason, or even only because they had felt like it at the time. No, while she wanted to help others, as it would also help herself as well, she didn't trust them in the least bit; at least not fully.
Which was why she keep the majority of the medical supplies, food and other things on her. As a just in case, it's also why she had keyed in what could be considered an eject button into the wards; if anyone tried to threaten her or hers they'd be quite forcefully thrown out of her treetop sanctuary. The same thing would happen if they tried to take over what was hers as well. It was actually one of the very first things she had added to her wards once she had decided that she would be finding others to invite into her home. Say what you will but her past had taught her to be cautious around other people and how they react to certain things.
Though once she did finally manage to get others to come with her to the treetop sanctuary Hyacinth was debating turning part of the town hall tent in to a half hospital medical tent as well; it really wasn't like there wasn't enough room in it. And with it being in the very center of the 'town' it be a perfect place to have medial help.
However, she wasn't positive about doing that yet, and until she had other's opinion on it she didn't want to do too much with it. Not when you consider she still had to go out and find people meaning she most likely would still need all her medical supplies on her until she got back; if only as a just in case. After all Hyacinth had always found it better to be safe rather than sorry. So, until she got some other with her there wouldn't be a medical room.
Setting all of this up took quite a bit of time, however it was tying all of this together under the fidelius charm with herself as the secret keeper that had actually took her the longest to do; at least if she wanted it to be permeant and done correctly it had. After all, she needed to be really careful as she tied to Fidelius charm with all the other wards she had, not to mention make sure they all didn't interfere with the unbreakable, and sticking charms she had placed on nearly everything. It had been a headache inducing delicate work that she actually had to redo several times to ensure it was just the way she had wanted it to be.
However now after all the careful work and triple checking she had done Hyacinth was back to feeling proud, as well as safe, in her new home; feeling as if she did everything she could to make her treetop sanctuary as safe as she could get it
. And considering she had literally drained herself to nearly complete dry of her magic several times, and that was with her unusually large magical core, there meant they was a lot of magic protecting her home; more so then most other places. Well, besides Hogwarts and Grinngotts that is but those places had hundreds of years to gather all the magic they had while hers was going on only two years or so.
But at long least Hyacinth was finally finished with everything she wanted done for her tree top sanctuary. Which meant that now all she needed to do was find some other survivors that were safe enough to offer them a place at her home. Something that Hyacinth knew without a doubt in her mind was going to be a lot more difficult then it sounded, and most likely become even more difficult after that because of her twice damned luck.
However, at the same time she knew that she would need to find others, that in the long run she really couldn't survive with only herself up in her treetop. That she would need others there as well. And that wasn't only for her sanity.
But to do that Hyacinth knew she needed to get down from her trees and actually look for them. To actually leave her sanctuary, her forest, and most likely go further than just the nearby city or abandon farms like she had been. Which meant Hyacinth would need to get several different things keyed to her to help prepare herself for everything that could be out there.
Luckily at the moment she had about half of what she felt she may need on her already; seeing as several of them were things she only took off when she absolutely had to. Otherwise they were always on her in one way or another.
One she was ready and fully dressed for protection. With a pair of thick protective iron tipped boots, spelled to be lighter for her but heavier for anyone she used them against when attacking, a pair of dragon skin pants, spelled to be even stronger than it already was when it came to defense ability, with a matching long sleeved shirt; which she added a bullet prove vest on top of as a just in case.
Not only that but she added a black face mask that she had gotten to block off the bottom half of her face. This wasn't only to help hide her identity but was spelled to block out smoke, poisons, and even let her breath underwater if she wanted to. Which when added with the thin pair of goggles she had added on after, to hide her truly distinct green eyes. Goggles that had night vision spelled on to them, along with a vision that let her see both in heat or magical aura is she wanted; Hyacinth felt that she was dressed the best way possible to both protect as well as impress. Though at the moment she had both the mask and goggle set down as even with spells that got rather uncomfortable as she wasn't around anyone she needed them around yet.
Along with all her protective body wear, Hyacinth also had a bottomless bag attached to his right side filled with different medical supplies. Which was something she always had attached to her, so she hadn't needed to grab it. But was something that was important none the less; as she would never leave the tree fort without it. This bag in question that couldn't be removed by anything but her own hands and wouldn't fall off from her no matter what she did; nor could it be cut off for that matter either.
Not only that but on her back, she had a magical expanding hiking bag that held a mundane tent, that was spelled to be a hell of a lot safer than any other mundane tent out there; seeing as no walker or anyone who meant her harm could enter or even see it.
She also had, in the same hiking back the tent was in, several blankets, that were spelled to be warmer and softer then they usually would be. As well as six changes of outfits, that were spelled to be a bit more protective then they normally would, to stay clean and repair themselves once back in her hiking back. And then finally a smaller magically expanded bag that she had filled to the brim with different food; most of which was nonperishable as to not raise too many questions.
All she really needed to grab before she went down was some weapons. As well as make sure there weren't any of the walking dead around her before she did so just to be on the safe side. After all it wouldn't do her any good to jump down without looking only to in up in the middle of a horde of walkers; that would ruin all the plans she had made wouldn't it.
Hyacinth, knowing she'd need some weapons, quickly grabbed her magical bow and arrow, several daggers as well as five different guns she placed in different place on her body; all in easy grabbing distance for her in one way or another. With two of the guns actually being smaller guns which she had attached to her side. With the remaining three being larger guns that had been attached to her hiking bag or swung on the opposite side of her back; while the bullets she had grabbed for them being in her bag. Seeing as she wouldn't necessarily need the bullets at the moment as all her guns had been fully loaded before she even put them on her.
Currently, Hyacinth was feeling rather grateful that she hadn't decided to leave earlier, that she hadn't been on the ground earlier, and that she had several good strong hidden safety nets below her home as she set everything up high in the trees. Because she had just seen a really large herd of the walking dead going directly under not that long ago. Like in the hundreds strong; one of the largest herds she had seen to date. Something she really didn't want to stick around in the least bit; something most of them would have done if they had seen or smelled her. Like they would have if she had been on the ground.
Fortunately, with how high she was, as well as several of the protection wards she had up, they didn't seem to smell her in the least bit; so, they hadn't lingered and instead continued to move on. Leaving her forest once more seemingly empty of their presence. Though as she saw them Hyacinth was reminded that she needed to put on some scent blocking spells on her as a just in case there were any more walkers around. Even if she didn't think there were any walkers or anyone else around her at the moment.
Or at least that was what Hyacinth thought when she suddenly heard what sounded like a gun going off in the distance, followed by the sound of running feet tearing through her forest. Moving much to smoothly, not to mention too fast, to be that of the dead. Or at least she hoped so because she really didn't want to see the walkers being able to move exactly like human could; it make them a lot more dangerous than they already were.
Hearing this, Hyacinth began to quickly look around to see just where the sounds of running was coming from. That is when she saw, a small girl who didn't look to be older then maybe eleven years old at most, with short light brown hair, pale skin, and running like her life depended on it; clutching a small doll figure to her chest as she did so. It also seemed to Hyacinth that she was almost blinded by the tears running down her face as she ran; seemingly not noticing the woods around her as she put her all into escaping what ever had been chasing her to begin with.
Hyacinth swore her heart broke a little when she saw this and heard the small sob of terror that came out of the little girl's moth as she continued to run. Then felt her eyes widen as she saw the walkers from before, or at least several of the, that were chasing after the girl; which explained why the girl in question was so terrified. Seeing as it looked like she didn't have a weapon on her at all to defend herself from them.
Making Hyacinth wonder just where the adult that had been watching her was; because there was no way a child so young could have managed to stay on her own without a weapon for as long as everything had been going on. No way at all. Meaning either the protector she had had recently died or had lost her in some way. Either way the child below her was currently alone, obviously terrified, and currently in a hell of a lot of danger
Seeing this, Hyacinth swiftly jumped down to a lower branch, bring her bow and arrow out as she did, before rapidly fire several arrows off at once. Piercing the head of all six of the walkers that were chasing the girl, who had stumbled and fallen, and was now staring wide eyed up at Hyacinth; tears absentmindedly falling down her face as she did so.
Hyacinth seeing this, couldn't help out gently jump down to the ground, and slowly walk over to where the girl was, speaking softly and as kindly as she could while she did so; not wanting to scare the girl any more than she already was.
"Hey, it's alright I took care of the walkers that were chasing you. And if I have to I'll take care of anymore that come near us. It's okay, don't worry about them for the moment. Just tell me, are you hurt? I can help with that if you are? "here Hyacinth paused and licked her lips slightly before continuing.
"My name is Hyacinth; can you tell me yours…and why you're here all alone. It isn't the safest place to be alone at." The little girl seemed to be calmed down by hearing Hyacinth speaking, as well as the promise to take care of any other walkers that came by, as well as the fact that Hyacinth had offered to heal her calmed down a bit. In fact, it was most likely a combination of all of this, that the girl decided to answer the questions Hyacinth had just asked her.
"M-my name is Sophia…I hurt my ankle when I fell, and I was afraid that the walkers were going to get me then cause I don't think I could run again cause it hurt so bad. And then you saved me, so thank you so much…and I wasn't by myself, those walkers sacred me and I ran away from my mom and the others." Here Sophia started to cry again before she sobbed out.
"And I don't know how to find them! I just keep on running and now I have no idea how to get back to them. I don't even know if I can and- "Hyacinth hearing all of this and knowing that Sophia was obviously terrified about being alone, and not finding her family, spoke up again; using the same gentle tone she had calmed the girl down with before.
"It's okay Sophia, let me look at that ankle for you. I can fix it up. And then we can both go look for your mother and the group you were with. I am sure their terrible worried about you and are looking for you as well." Again, this seemed to be the right thing to say as Sophia sprang forward and gave Hyacinth a hug. Hyacinth quickly hugged the girl back as a way to comfort her but as she did this Hyacinth did two more things.
One she kept an eye out for any other walkers, or attackers, because she wasn't about to drop her guard and get attacked while she wasn't paying attention. After all it had always been when she had dropped her guard that things got worse for her; here she wouldn't give anyone the same opportunity.
And two, she began to think to herself about going with Sophia to find her group to see if the group in question was safe enough to bring to her Sanctuary; after all, if they had kids with they could be too dangerous right? Besides she did have both her magic and weapons with her so if worst came to worse she could protect herself. Not only that, but Hyacinth couldn't see herself turning away a lost child in this hell of a world; she never had been able to before so how could she now?