"It's strange, all these years the tree had no foliage, but after that day it bloomed." Eda was staring at the large tree with white foliage that until a week ago had been her meeting point with her beloved. She brought her hands to her ears, gently stroking the huge gold earrings she had exchanged with Camille after their engagement ritual as a sign of it. There wasn't a single moment where she didn't think about her.

"That's because this is a Pale Jasmine tree" Elon said as he carefully checked the white leaves swaying in the wind. If they had already distanced themselves when the witch became a wanted criminal, Eda believed that Camille's absence would be the final nail in their friendship's coffin, so it was a surprise when her old friend actually attended to her call to check the tree.

"And what is that supposed to mean? I may study all types of magic, but I'm not a plant nerd".

By this point Elon was more than used to Eda's sassy attitude, she hadn't really changed a thing since they were in school, so all he did was shook his head with a slight smile, "It means that you and Camille have a prosperous future. This is a very special and rare tree, it only blooms in the face of mutual romance and as long as it remains strong, the tree will too. And for your fortune, this is the healthiest tree I have seen in many years".

Eda stared at the tree astonished while her cheeks turned redder and redder, of all the places she could have chosen as a child to hide she had to take the one that would reveal how madly in love she was. She again she caressed the golden earrings, and a silly smile of love was drawn on her face while she, again, thought of Camille.

"And then I try to hit that guy with a memory spell and, BAM! I hit the big-hatted jerk on the side. I'm telling you; I have to improve my aim." Camille couldn't help but laugh at the silly story Eda had just told her. They were both sitting on a big red couch in the living room of the house that the wild witch had gotten herself. "Perfect for hiding from the police and ex-boyfriends" Eda said jokingly when Camille remarked how cozy the house was. "Anyway, that place called Las Vegas did not impress me at all, and what about you, beautiful? How is life among those rich rats?".

It had been almost a year since the last time they had been able to see each other, and Camille truly missed the company of the woman she loved so much, so a trip to see Hexside's new healing classroom was the perfect opportunity to go see her. "Oh don't get me started, I had to spend a week reading books on etiquette just to get them to stop looking at me like I was dressed as a clown, it was the second worst experience of my life and you know how much I love reading".

"You're such a bookworm, but don't worry baby, these lethal weapons are almost ready to go for you and bring you back!" Eda flexed her arms which, as when they were young, were slim but well-toned. Camille blushed a little and all she did was lean against the taller witch to enjoy those moments in her company. At this gesture, Eda put her arm around her and rested her head in her soft hair. After a few minutes like this, she finally dared to ask. "So, how are you going to name the baby?".

One of the most drastic changes that Camille had since her last visit was her pregnant belly, she already had a few months carrying her future baby and in a few more would finally be born. "I'm still not sure about it," Camille let out a long sigh as she snuggled closer into Eda's arms, "I don't even know what it will be because I don't want to consult the oracle on the subject. Naga is so obsessed with having a male firstborn that I preferred to tell him that he was so that he would stop insisting".

Naga Facilier, if there was a name that Eda would curse for the rest of her life it would be that specific one, she hated him even more than whoever cursed her there. It was one thing to turn her into a hideous creature without reason, but quite another to try to separate her from her beloved. Eda swallowed her anger again; this day was to enjoy with Camille by her side and she did not plan to waste it being furious with a dirty snake. The rest of the evening they both spent it chatting about how the baby would surely love to play with the security system that the witch planned to create for her home and laughing at the stories she had about the human world.

The woman was walking with great difficulty through that strange forest she had reached, with the strong but harmless rain that fell on her hood and she could barely see the dirt road that was an indication of some nearby civilization. In her arms and well covered she had her baby well covered, a beautiful girl that she would protect with claws and fangs from any threat as long as possible, she could be the daughter of Naga but first of all she was her daughter and she loved her so much as she had loved Eda. Camille pushed that last thought back to the depths of her mind; it was not time to think about what she had left behind but to find a good refuge for herself and her baby.

After a few minutes of walking she finally managed to get out of the forest, and to her fortune she could make out the figure of a house. She only had to traverse a strange smooth path that seemed to divide the terrain from the forest. Camille doubted for a moment, she was a stranger and if both worlds had similar time measurements then it was too late, even so she began to knock on the door as hard as she could, harmless or not, she could not go back to the rain, "Help me please! If there's someone at home please help me!".

There was no answer, so she continue to knock and scream for help as hard as she could. Having had to leave right after giving birth even using recovery spells was not an easy task, not only to manage to return to Bonesborough and get to Eda's house, but also to cross the forest with the rain and the wind against her, Camille had almost no strength left. Feeling the forces leaving her body, she was about to faint when then the baby began to cry probably awakened by the screaming and knocking. Movement was heard inside the house, the sound of two pairs of footsteps that slowly descended and advanced to the door, it was as if the titan had heard Camille's prayers and helped her even being in another plane.

The Noceda's were a lovely couple, an elderly man and woman who lived practically in the middle of a lonely road surrounded by trees. After seeing her at their door soaked, on the verge of collapsing from exhaustion and with her baby in arms, they received her without question. "When you live so long near the forest you get used to unusual things," was what the woman said when Camila explained her situation and what she and her daughter were.

"I don't have much to offer, but Eda told me that she had something called a car for me along with what I suppose is the equivalent of snails here, if you allow me to stay a while I will gladly give it to you." Maybe she should have paid more attention to Eda's stories instead of getting lost in her voice, so she would not feel so lost in this new world in which she would have to adapt to living. The next day she and the couple returned to the ramshackle cabin where she had entered this world, as Eda said, in the back well hidden among the trees there was a car in still good condition and in the back of it many bags full of the supposed money.

Life in the human world was difficult, but not impossible to adapt. First step, taking care of her non-human features, using an enchantment on the earrings that Eda gave her on the day of her engagement, she turned her ears fully human and her eyes the same color as that of the Noceda's as it was the only reference she had. Mrs. Noceda was kind enough to give her some earrings to do the same with her daughter. This would have been impossible to achieve with the glyph that restricted her magic, but fortunately the glyph of the healing coven seemed to have fried as soon as she crossed the portal as she could feel the magic flow free through her body again, although in less quantity.

Second step, adapt to the culture. The first thing she learned was that unlike The Boiling Isles, the Human World had many cultures and languages, some very different from others, it was a pure luck that both realms shared a common language, both spoken and written. The first thing was to learn to use the different devices that humans used to facilitate their lives, such as the car that Mr. Noceda personally taught her that it would not eat her and also how to use it. Camille almost crashed into the trees on several occasions, but after several attempts she finally began to understand. The following was the way of dressing, it turns out that elegant dresses and cowls had gone out of fashion a long time ago, so a visit to a local store with the help of Mrs. Noceda was the solution to that, also getting her clothes suitable for her baby. Although it was not necessary for her to learn, Camille was interested in learning the language that the Noceda's spoke among themselves at times, one called Spanish that they said was from their homeland far away from there.

Third step, establish an identity. Camille Nogueira could no longer exist; she could not risk to be find if someone from the Emperor's Coven managed to cross to this realm. Using her magic and with the Noceda's help she managed to create documents that certified her as a citizen and also scholar documents so that she could get a job, she only needed a new name. The Noceda's really had helped her a lot in the two months that she already had living with them, they welcomed her with open arms, they gave her a roof, they taught her so many things and they helped her take care of her daughter. Mrs. Noceda always said that Camille was like the daughter they could not have, and that had she come into the world she would have named her after her deceased mother, Camila. So without further hesitation, Camille Nogueira became Camila Noceda.

The last step was the hardest, getting rid of her magic. Although she believed she had good self-control, more than once she found herself on the verge of using magic to do things that in that world did not need it. Her baby was first for obvious reasons, with all the pain in her heart for depriving her daughter of her magic even before she had access to it, she did it. Doing something like sealing the access of the vile sack to the rest of the body was not an easy task, but it was not for nothing that she was one of the best healers Bonesborough had ever known. As long as they had their earrings on and were away from any source of magic, it would be impossible for them to access it again. And as the gem in her chest disappear into the illusion, the last thing that tied her to her life on the isles was cut.

Mr. Noceda was the first to go. In the third month after her arrival, his heart finally failed during the night and even with her new studies in human physiology and medicine, Camila was unable to do anything. A month later, Mrs. Noceda fell seriously ill and again, Camila could do nothing but keep her company. "Do not worry cariño... You will be fine here… We knew we didn't have much time left, so after you changed your name we put you in our will… You may not be our biological daughter, but we already saw you as family… Take good care of that little ball of light, I know that you will be a good mother because of the love you have for her… I love you… Camila." Those were the last words of Mrs. Noceda, as she left to be with her husband that same night. Being alone and with her daughter in her arms, Camila cried and screamed in agony without stop, perhaps she spent little time with them, but just in that alone they were more of her family than the woman who sold her hand.

She only had something left that gave her strength to continue, her little ball of light, her hope, her baby whose smile reminded her of those beautiful days that she spent with her beloved. Camila finally had a name for her daughter, and what better way to honor the family that welcome her that to use a word from their mother language.

"Mi bebé, mi pequeño rayo de sol, mi Luz".