Taika stared up at Kairos from her bow on the ground, her tail always swaying in the air. The satisfied warmth she felt in her heart when even a stranger acknowledged her position was ‘faerie protector’ was enough to drive out any winter cold. It was a fantasy title she had adopted as a playful puppy and had come to grow into and keep, whether the world believed her or not. She truly felt that knowing how to imagine and pretend, to lose herself in her own created fantasy while still being able to walk in the realms of the real, was the greatest gift the world had given her. It sparked her soul if and when she could bring others into the worlds with her.
The answer Kairos gave her was surprising to say the least, and the young lady needed to think about it for a moment. It was a new game she had never played before. She sat up, continuing to pant happily with her smile plastered to her face. Her eyes glanced around them, her head tilted slightly to the side. Whether what stood before her was an actual goddess or not, it was not for Taika to crush another’s illusions just as no one had come to crush hers. She got to her paws and bowed her head respectfully to the creature that stood before her.
”Well, Voidborn Kairos, the world you created is beautiful! Have no fear, I will protect your more innocent creations. The ones that walk in the world of the unseen and parish because of the disbelief of those too jaded to see.” On her toes, she danced around the oddly marked female beside before once again her body shifted into a language of laughter. ”You’ve stepped down to walk with us, your knights, creations, and children.” Her eyes sparked when she looked at the younger wolf. ”But do you know how to play with us?” She remembered the bite on her leg, the spot still twinging if she forgot too long. Whether it was literal belief or pretend, there was nothing that could not be turned into some type of game.
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