Maleficent sighed as she watched the young girl run about chasing butterflies through the hot summer sun. The fairy couldn't help but marvel at how gentle the girl was even when at play. She was curious about all that was around her but also caring.
"Go see what she'll do when you fly near Diaval." She requested, earning a squawk of uncertainty from her servant before he took flight.
Most human children from the kingdom would have pulled his feathers or try to knock him out of flight with stones. However not this girl.
No, much to Maleficent's surprise the girl only watched the bird, speaking to it as if she thought it could understand her and when Diaval had landed near her she slowly approached, barely moving an inch at a time.
He had acted as though wild at first, flying away slightly though the girl only waited until he neared her again to attempt to approach him and when she finally touched him her touch was like the breeze itself; gentle.
Her fingers carefully traced along the fluff under his neck.
"Pretty bird." She whispered, afraid her voice would scare him off is she spoke louder.
Diaval squawked lightly at this before taking flight once again, disappearing within the trees.
"That was odd…" Diaval stated once he was in human form "she is so unlike other children."
Maleficent nodded as she stood from the rock on which she had been seated.
"And what would have others done?" she questioned, glancing at him.
"Others her age would have threw rocks or upon being so close to me have pulled out my feathers." He answered.
"We shall see if she stays that way as she grows." Maleficent retorted before walking away.
It's not likely that she will….especially not when she is his daughter. The fae thought.
Later that evening Maleficent sat in a tree, watching the girl as she lay outside staring up at the stars overhead. She seemed to have a thoughtful expression on her face and Maleficent wondered what the girl could be pondering.
"Diaval...As of tomorrow you will spend time with the little beastie and see how like her father she truly is." The fairy stated, though she in all honesty wondered how different Aurora may be from Stephen.
