Submission (#2132) Approved

Faye and her sister Ji-Hye went out exploring Enmir and looking at all of the various ponds and streams between all of the trees. Faye was so excited to explore the world and see all of the new sights and sounds. Faye decided to jump from stone to stone to look at, see and smell all of the little islands apart. Faye and Ji-Hye used their parents' little row boat and decided to explore the surrounding areas on their way. They noticed so many different islands connected with wood bridges and so many tree houses that had lights hanging from them and many platforms way up high in the trees. Their parents warn them of the dangers of certain areas and they must avoid them at all cost. There are many shady areas, and if they don’t feel safe then they need to get back to their parents as soon as possible.

There were many different islands in Enmir that had various trees, wildlife and plants. There were so many vines hanging from trees up above as well as many houses on the water with lanterns hanging from various trees. But as the girls slowly went out farther and farther away from the main town Cindermarsh they noticed less and less houses and bridges. It's still a bright day with plenty of time before nightfall to explore and see what's happening in these woods. 

Ji-Hye and Faye decided to pick a spot and hitched their small row boat against an island that has a tree sticking out of it. They noticed there is a walking path that goes further into the wooded tree swamp area. There weren’t as many signs of life besides the random animals roaming the area. They can hear the birds chirping and the insects playing their own magical melody. It looks so untouched by society. 

Ji-Hye was looking over as Faye went on her own to explore a different island. Noticed all of the different green trees and rolling hills in the distance. She looked up at the bright blue sky that had leaves from the trees falling all down around her. She looked down at the ground covered in grass with some small rocks spread around everywhere. Ji-Hye looked down into the water and could see all of the trees reflecting in the water. As she looked down she noticed something behind her. She quickly turned around and could see a floating pomu that was in the shape of a magical star with all the colors of the rainbow. She instantly grabbed the pomu’s string and tied it to her tail. She was so excited to show Faye her pomu lantern.  

Faye jumped into the water and started to swim around in the water to explore all of the different rocks and leaves in the water. Faye noticed a tug on her tail and decided to go back up to the top and look at her tail. She looks up and sees something attached to her tail. She pulls it closer to look at it and see that it's her pomu lantern. It was a soft pink with sakura petals all of it, with a certain shine that sparkles in the sun.

Faye jumped up and started to run and pounced on Ji-Hye screeching “Ji-HYE!! Look at my tail!!!” Faye shoves her tail in Ji-Hye's face. Ji-Hye looks at her tails and smiles and decides to turn around to show Faye her tail too. “It looks like we both found one today!” 

Faye decided to jump back into the water and see if the pomu would sink while Ji-Hye sat down in the sun on the shore watching over Faye. 

As the day progressed into night, the stars started to appear approved with a flurry of sparkling fireflies. Faye and Ji-Hye looked up at the sky and noticed their pomu’s glowed a beautiful glow with the moon light. They were enjoying their time together. They were only born a few weeks ago and finally got to start seeing the world for what it really is. A beautiful place for them to grow, adapt and change with. A world where there will be issues and problems but there is always a solution in the end. 

As the night progressed the stars were shimmering in the sky and the girls decided they needed to get back to their parents before it got too late because they remembered the warning they got about going to the dangerous places in the woods. Ji-Hye noticed that the trail they originally followed wasn’t there and turned to her sister to ask “Do you know where our row boat is?” Faye tilted her head thinking and then looking down at the ground and noticed the trail was missing. Faye whispered in the dark “ I don’t know… I thought the path was right below our feet and we could find it easily…” The girls looked around and started to worry the woods started to change and the atmosphere started to shift into something darker...The girls decided to travel back the way they think they came and started to noticed lamps hanging from trees… remembering that their parents said to avoid going to dark places, decided to travel and follow these lanterns. 

They slowly progressed under the lanterns that felt like the light didn’t want to illuminate much beyond a few feet between them. The path started to get rocky and the ground seemed to change and become a lot harder to walk on. The girls noticed the path started to tilt sideways and they saw a house in the distance. The other thing is they felt like they were being watched in the darkness. Something that scared them because they looked around and couldn’t see anything. They started to run under the lanterns trying to get away and Faye fell down tripping over her own paws. Ji-Hye tried to help her up but realized there wasn’t enough time. The much larger figure was coming towards them. Ji-Hye decided this was the moment she needed to fight and defend her sister. 

As the figure started to approach closer Ji-Hye stood firm above her sister ready to attack to defend her. Before the shadow was able to make it into the light Ji-Hye launched herself at the figure and was caught instantly. A boisterous laugh started to emminiate from the figure. As the figure finally made it into the light they saw it was another elnin. He looked a lot older than their parents but strangely familiar to Mia but more of a blue tone. 

The figure spoke up “ Oh there you two are, your parents are very worried and have been looking for you for hours, it's time to go.” Ji-Hye started to struggle and said “Who are you and how do we know we can trust you?” Faye started crying and ran towards the elnin holding her sister.

The elnin spoke up again “Well if you didn’t decide to go off before meeting me you would know I am your grandfather, I’m Mia’s dad and I once was adventure like you pups and I knew I would find you wandering. So let's go back to your row boat and go home. It's been a long day.” The girls calmed down and sighed with relief. They were going back home safe and sound.