"Why hello there young one."
She looked up, in the fairy ring was one of her best friends. "Hi."
"What's wrong Delwyn, you look like you've seen a ghost."
"I have, but she's not one yet."
"Oh, your mum."
"You know?"
"Aye, we can sense it little one. After all she is half fairy."
"I know. Has the family been told?"
"Aye little one, they're on their way. As is your father."
"My father? How did he find out?"
"Your mother sent word to him when she learned of her illness. He in turn sent word to us of what was happening, and to let us know that he would be coming."
"Oh, I barely remember him." She said softly.
"Now little one, what you remember and what you know are two different things, you're fairy."
"I know. I know."
"Come now little one, we have a gift for you, to remember us by."
"What is it?"
Her friend smiled then whistled one of the fairy melodies, after a few moments a white owl flew out of the woods, and joined them, resting on one of the stones. "This is the owl of the fairy, our protector. She has your gift."
The owl moved towards Delwyn, and rubbed her head against Delwyn's arm, then stepped back to reveal a small ball of fur. Delwyn looked at it for a second, and then it moved and looked up at her with two of the bluest eyes she had ever seen.
"Why hello there." She said softly as the baby owlet slowly moved onto her lap, and hooted softly.
"She is one of the magical owls of the fairy. Very little is known of them outside the fairy rings and world, so you must keep that part of her a secret."
"All right, thank you." She replied. "I think I'll call her Fearchar."
"Aye, she is quite a precious one. Now little one, tis time for you to go. Always remember us, and remember who you are, Delwyn of the fairy."
"I will." She replied standing up with Fearchar in her hand. She turned and left them, knowing that the world she knew was never to be hers again.
~*~*~*~*~
"Delwyn. Child tis time to wake up."
"Is that you?"
"Aye child, tis me. You're locked in your mind child. You have to wake up; you've been asleep for nearly a week in mortal time. They are waiting for you."
"Do they know about.?"
"Other than your father, no."
"All right" she replied a question in her voice.
"What is it?"
"How did you and mom do it?"
"The only way we could. But you have to do it your way. It's almost time. Destiny calls. Never forget Delwyn, never forget who you are and what has happened to the circle."
"Where are you going?"
"Home child, tis time for you to return as well."
She looked up, in the fairy ring was one of her best friends. "Hi."
"What's wrong Delwyn, you look like you've seen a ghost."
"I have, but she's not one yet."
"Oh, your mum."
"You know?"
"Aye, we can sense it little one. After all she is half fairy."
"I know. Has the family been told?"
"Aye little one, they're on their way. As is your father."
"My father? How did he find out?"
"Your mother sent word to him when she learned of her illness. He in turn sent word to us of what was happening, and to let us know that he would be coming."
"Oh, I barely remember him." She said softly.
"Now little one, what you remember and what you know are two different things, you're fairy."
"I know. I know."
"Come now little one, we have a gift for you, to remember us by."
"What is it?"
Her friend smiled then whistled one of the fairy melodies, after a few moments a white owl flew out of the woods, and joined them, resting on one of the stones. "This is the owl of the fairy, our protector. She has your gift."
The owl moved towards Delwyn, and rubbed her head against Delwyn's arm, then stepped back to reveal a small ball of fur. Delwyn looked at it for a second, and then it moved and looked up at her with two of the bluest eyes she had ever seen.
"Why hello there." She said softly as the baby owlet slowly moved onto her lap, and hooted softly.
"She is one of the magical owls of the fairy. Very little is known of them outside the fairy rings and world, so you must keep that part of her a secret."
"All right, thank you." She replied. "I think I'll call her Fearchar."
"Aye, she is quite a precious one. Now little one, tis time for you to go. Always remember us, and remember who you are, Delwyn of the fairy."
"I will." She replied standing up with Fearchar in her hand. She turned and left them, knowing that the world she knew was never to be hers again.
~*~*~*~*~
"Delwyn. Child tis time to wake up."
"Is that you?"
"Aye child, tis me. You're locked in your mind child. You have to wake up; you've been asleep for nearly a week in mortal time. They are waiting for you."
"Do they know about.?"
"Other than your father, no."
"All right" she replied a question in her voice.
"What is it?"
"How did you and mom do it?"
"The only way we could. But you have to do it your way. It's almost time. Destiny calls. Never forget Delwyn, never forget who you are and what has happened to the circle."
"Where are you going?"
"Home child, tis time for you to return as well."
