Chapter 16: Chapter 15: New fluffy friends

After arriving at the Elven village, I decided that we first had to tell Meira about our little adventure as it takes too much time to gather all the Elders.

As soon as we enter her bedroom, I see Meira carefully brushing her hair in front of the mirror. She only does this in the morning, and right before going to bed. Could it really be that late already?

We become visible again and Meira sees our reflection in the mirror. 
"Ah!!! What?.....Oh? You two startled me! Huh? Rose, Daisy? Is that really you?"

"Yep, we sure are. Sorry for startling you, Meira." I said while landing on her bed.

"Awww...look at you two....so cute! Tell me, what happened? And where have you been all day?"

"Meira, Meira! We just met another goddess! She blessed us!" Rose's voice is brimming with excitement.

Meira opens her mouth in amazement and drops her hairbrush, then shakes her head. "You...you  mean..actually met her?"

"That's right. It's just as Rose said. We went further into the forest and..." but Meira interrupted me.

"No, wait....please. I have to assemble the Elders for this. Would you two please wait and tell the story there?"

Rose looks disappointed, just like me. "Eh...sure. But we thought you would be happy to hear our story?"

"I am! But, you see....this is our way. This is too important and must be shared with all of us at once. ....Please?" Meira seems serious about this. 

I look at Rose and see her nod...yeah....it's been a long day, but we can manage seeing the Elders.
"Okay, Meira, we'll wait for them in the usual meeting place."

Meira's expression is a serious one, she simply nods and leaves the room quickly, heading for the Elders. Rose follows me outside and into the meeting area where the small table is still standing proudly in the center of the room. We both land on it and I ask Rose "I just noticed...the sun is down already and I'm not really that hungry. How about you?"

"Yes, you're right. Now that you mention it, I'm not hungry at all. Perhaps the goddess did something to us? You know, filled our bellies somehow?"

"Ewwww....or we are just excited and will soon be so hungry that we can devour a whole bear!"

She gave me that are you nuts-look again, but only for a moment. "Sorry, I keep forgetting...those memories of yours. Bears are very tiny rodents, so....I don't know what you....nevermind..."

 

At this point the Elders are entering the room, one at a time. A few of them seem to be older than I had thought, needing a bit of support while walking.

Only moments later and the Elders are already discussing recent events, but of course not our little adventure. Some are actually complaining that they need to show up here! Can you believe that?

The Matriarch stands up and looks around, then addresses all present. 
"People, people, please settle down. Let's not forget our duties as Elders. Now, Daisy and Rose....your appearances apparently have changed again. I assume this is related to why we're here?"

I nod and start explaining what had happened to us earlier. But when we arrived at the part where I told them that my memories of Earth were actually fake.....I couldn't keep my emotions together anymore. I cried. Bigtime. Rose embraced me, while the Elders remained silent out of respect.

"Rose <sniff>...none of it really happened. And I don't know anything about this world. Not even my family. How can people be so cruel to take one's memories?"

"I know it's difficult, Daisy, but you heard the goddess. Even she can't help it without hurting you. You just have to learn again...and I'll help you with that. I promise. Besides....you really look like the Daisy I remember more and more every day. It's just that I couldn't tease you as much as I can now."

This put a smile on my face. "Thank you, Rose. I guess I should be grateful. I could have been killed by that assassin. Well, two assassination attempts actually. No, make that three. Anyway, it's better to live without memories than not at all."

The Matriarch walks over to us and sits down before us. "Daisy, that's the spirit. Now...is there anything else you want to tell us?"

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I nod and continue to explain everything else, including that we wore other clothes for some mysterious reason. 

She then comments "mmmm, it is consistent with our stories. A fairy is a magical being after all. Their clothes can change depending on the occasion. Perhaps it means that when you are in a snowy environment, your snow outfit appears. I guess you'll have to wait and see."

I nod. "Perhaps, but does this mean that being a snow fairy forces me to join another group of snow fairies? So...I can't live with you people or Rose anymore?"

Rose then answers my question. "That was once the case, yes. Our ancestors lived together in groups of the same type. Snow fairies with snow fairies, wind fairies with wind fairies. But at some point they realized that having groups of different types is healthier for nature, but also more convenient for us as well. Think about starting a fire, letting it rain, having a gentle breeze in summer....people can help each other, you know? That kind of stuff. Ha ha ha ha..."

I look at Rose, confused. Why is she laughing at me now?

"Daisy...my goddess.....your tail...just look at it!"

I look at my tail and see it swaying vividly. In a reflex I take it in my hands and put it in front of my face, trying to hide my blushing cheeks. 

"Awwwww......." Meira picks me up in her hands and holds me carefully near her shoulder, just like a child would cuddle her doll. "It's okay, Daisy. All of us here are your friends. Rose didn't mean it like that."

I nod, but still feel my cheeks burning. I land on Meira's shoulder and Rose lands next to me.

"Sorry...." Rose's expression tells me she really feels sorry.

"It's okay, Rose. Because your tail is doing the exact same thing now!"

"I know!" Rose smiles while looking at her tail, doing its own thing.

"Rose? Why are we both looking differently now? I mean you are a wolf-fairy and I'm a fox-fairy. Shouldn't we both look the same, you know, because we're from the same city?"

"Huh? Ah, no no. We learned that in school. Our ancestors, the blessed ones, not only have their own specialty like rain or snow.....but they also have what we call a kinship. This is something from way back when fairies lived close to other races. Fairies who lived near fox-people started looking like them at some point. Same for fairies near wolf-people. Since more recent times though, nature has decided what our kinship will be, no matter where we live."

 

After discussing these topics a bit more, I had to ask the Elders something important. Something that has been bugging me for a long time. Elves.....can they really live for hundreds of years? I just have to know. 

The Matriarch looked confused for a moment when I asked that question, then laughed so loudly that all of them joined her. When she noticed that I felt stupid for asking, she replied "don't worry so much, Daisy. We'd love to live for centuries, but that's not how things work. Most of us live until 120 or 130 years of age. And as we've already told you earlier, none of us have met a blessed fairy before. That's why we tell these kinds of stories at night. To remember our ancestors and pass along important knowledge. Something we probably wouldn't have to do if we could live for centuries."

After this revelation, we showed our updated stats to the people gathered here. Finally! Finally we got rid of those demonic skills!

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