The village was not very quiet as Charle and Luna walked in. Many of the villagers didn't even notice them, too busy with their chores. Luna sniffed. The village smelled like dust and food, mostly. The smell of something other than winglies was there as well, and the faint wingly scent in the air made Luna feel slightly uneasy.

They slowly approached one of the huts, and Charle knocked on the door. A man with sand-colored hair answered the door and gasped. "Charle?"

"Shh... May we come in? It's important." When the man heard the word 'we' he instantly looked down, and saw a tiny girl with bright silver-blue eyes looking up at him.

"S-sure..." He seemed to recognize those eyes. Luna could feel his eyes scanning her now... and lingering on the metal plates on her head.

"Rose! I knew you weren't dead!" A young wingly girl scooped Luna up before she could correct her. "Wow... You've gotten shorter..."

"That's because that isn't Rose, Meru." The man at the door spoke up. "Rose had violet eyes. Hers are blue."

"Aw... but she looks just like her though!"

"She has Dart's eyes..." A man in a green cape spoke up.

"Did you sleep with Rose?"

"I didn't, Shana! I promise!"

"I should hope not..." Charle blinked at their reactions. "Because while she was traveling with you, she was pregnant with your half-sister, Luna."

"Hm?" Luna glanced up at Charle.

"Talking about you, not to you. Anyway, due to recent events, my castle can't keep her safe. I figured that the legendary dragoons, who slayed the divine dragon and the God of Destruction, could keep one little girl safe. Luna, it's time to take off your headband. They need to know what species you are. It will make their lives easier."

If Luna had ever felt nervous, it was now. Sighing, she took hold of the metal plates on her head and took her ears out of them, then slid the headband off of her head.

"Are those cat ears or dog ears?" Meru blurted out the words before anyone could stop her.

"They are dog demon ears. Your half-sister is a hybrid, Dart, and so are you, but hybrid traits differ from person to person... Wait... Take off your bandanna for a second..."

Dart quickly obeyed and his human ears faded, replaced by two pointed ears which blended in with his spiky hair. "Father told me to never take this off..."

"Good thing you listened, or else you could have been killed for having those ears. Some humans hate hybrids worse than they hate purebred demons. Even some purebred demons hate them."

Dart hurried to put his bandanna back on. "You said she was part dog demon... how much? And what part of that is Dad's?"

Charle took a deep breath. "Well, to start with, your father was half fox demon and half wolf demon. Your mother was human. Luna's mother was half human, half dog demon. So, technically, you're a half-demon, and Luna is three-fourths demon, but since having to say 'three-fourths' sounds so awkward, we refer to her as a half-demon too."

"I see... And I'm to take care of her?"

"Yes, Dart. And I know you'll do well too. I need to hurry back... We left in such a hurry that one of my servants could have taken over in my absence." Charle gave Luna a hug. "And don't worry, Luna. You'll see me again when you're fully grown. And you'll be bringing a mate and pups to see me too. I know for a fact that it will happen. Bye, everyone!" Charle left, leaving the dragoons with the young girl.

There was an awkward silence that lasted for a couple minutes before the man in the green cape finally walked over to her. "So, how old are you?"

"Um... well... I don't really know... Which unit are you counting by?"

"Human years."

"Oh... then I'm about four weeks old."

The man's eyes widened. "That's quite young... So, in demon years, that makes you..."

"Seven. But demon years aren't that reliable, because we age at odd rates. We age quickly when we're first born, then slow down once we hit our teen years."

"That's right, but how did you know that?"

"It was in one of my textbooks."

"Incredible. I take it that you like to learn?"

"Yep!" Luna smiled.

"Learning's boring!" Meru half-yelled. "Adventures are much cooler..."

"Well, I'm on an adventure." Luna glanced at the wingly.

"Really? What adventure?"

"To meet you guys and escape that creepy guy who was tracking us..."

"That's not an adventure. Fighting bad guys is an adventure!"

"I do believe that is called a battle, Meru, and for Luna, I suppose coming here is quite an adventure. She might not have ever left Ulara before."

"I haven't." Luna chimed in.

Meru looked away, too annoyed from being wrong to speak.

Albert studied Luna for a moment, then chuckled. "She is a cute little thing, isn't she?"

"She looks like her mom!" The girl called Shana smiled.

"True, but this is a shorter, younger version... that happens to be a lot more cheerful."

As the room got silent, Luna's stomach growled. Luna blushed brightly from embarrassment. "S-sorry..."

Dart picked up an apple off of the table and handed it to her. "Here. Supper will be ready soon. This should tide you over until then."

"Well, it was going to be... then you stole my apple." Shana spoke right as Luna bit into the object in question. Without chewing or moving her head, she glanced up with the most pitiful expression one can muster while biting into an apple.

Meru cracked up at the look on Luna's face. "Shana, you scared the poor thing!" Meru was laughing so hard she fell off of her perch, which happened to be the top of a counter.

"I'm sorry I scared you... I was talking to Dart, sweetie." Shana smiled, and Luna felt a little more comfortable. 'Maybe this place isn't so bad after all...'

Authoress: *is sleepy*

Lyrit: *pokes her* Hey! Hey, Luna! Wake up! We need five more chapters on your Legends story!

Authoress: Damn it... Stupid gerbils...

Lyrit: Huh?

Authoress: *is still asleep* ...quit stealing my applesauce...

Lyrit: *pours water on Authoress's head*

Authoress: fourty-two! *falls in floor*

Lyrit: Nice.

Authoress: *remembers the massive workload she has* Sayonara, everyone! *starts typing so fast the keyboard is smoking*