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She listened intently to what was said and smiled, "Will you stay here while I try and ask the others if they will lend me their gifts? Does it matter what gifts? Who do I need to ask?" Questions kept popping out of her, she was rather young in the group and it was natural for her to be incredibly curious!

She beamed, a huge smile crossed her face, "Oh thank you! I will be right back!" She smiled as wide as any smile could be and ran off around the caravans, now to find someone, she gulped, she didn't like approaching others in case she would get swept aside, time to conqour fear!

Heather was walking around with one gift that she had already colected. She needed one more and then at last she could see what the magic would do to her special light! She smiled as she made her way slowly through the campsite looking at some as they were busy. She wouldn't ask busy people, she might get in the way. She then spotted someone else, sitting outside their caravan with a fortunette? Isn't that what Val said the lamp would be? She smiled and ran over.

"Hello there!" She smiled as she looked at Pierre. He was so cute and just watching him widened her smile but she needed to ask about the gift, then she could have her own fortunette!

Pierre narrowed his eyes up at the woman. "I don't know you." He said, his voice as prickly as his head, but his mother gave the child a slight shove.

"Oi, mind your manners, you. They're made for everyone, not just the people you know." Em smiled up at Heather. "I'm sorry about that. I don't think we've met.... but you're... Heather, right? I'm Emelyn. Please don't mind Pierre. He's still got quite a bit of growing up to do. ...And don't make that face behind my back, young man. I have eyes back there." She looked back at Heather.

"So what brings you out this late at night? Looking for something?"

She smiled at Emmyln, "It is lovely to meet you, and Pierre. He is adorable!" She then turned her attention to the question of why she was there and what she was suppose to be doing. "Oh, well Val came and visited me, she said a lamp I own is special and that it can be a fortunette justI have to find two people who are willing to let me borrow the gift that Val has given them. Then with those two gifts and my own we can turn my lamp into someone!" She smiled not asking for anything, she hated asking for things, "I am just searching for people who have gifts, but I don't know who does and who doesn't!" She smiled sheepishly this time, fidgiting a little.

Em put up a single halting hand in Pierre's direction, a silent warning to not lash out at having been called 'adorable'. The boy understood the gesture, but sunk back into the wooden step, sulking. His mother just didn't understand anything.

Emelyn, on the other hand, beamed at Heather. "Oh that's wonderful! I'd wondered when your Fortunette would be ready to show itself. The growth part is so exciting. Pierre always kept me on my toes with growing- don't worry, it's easier than Val makes it seem, with all her magic mumbo-jumbo talk. I've gone through it three times already." Em sat back a little, thinking.

"As for who has gifts. ...I know most of us do. Some who aren't around often- Yuka, Keppit- they weren't there for giftgiving. But probably everyone you've met has one. Oh, and I certainly do. You can borrow mine!" She turned to her sulking hedgehog son.

"Pierre, go into the wagon and get my healing dagger. It's in the grass-woven bag under my bed."

The boy leapt at the chance to hold any dagger at all, and was back with it in a moment, holding it in his clawed hands to offer to his mother.

"Thanks," Em said, and passed it along to the new gyspy. "Bring it back whenever Val's done doing whatever she needs it for. And good luck!

She took the dagger and her eyes lit up, "Oh thank you so much, I shall bring it straight back I promise!" She hugged her adn then ran back to her own caravan and to Val where she would present the gifts.

Valelldia saw the two gifts that she had been lent, and laughed. Silver's and Emelyn's. She should have known. She took the amulet from the girl, and wrapped it about her hand, then took the dagger in her palm, turning it over to see the healing inscriptions on the hilt.

"I should have known you would have brought back this." She laughed. "But no matter. A small blood spill is nothing, especially as a price for a Fortunette." She looked at the girl. "No worries, it's my blood, not yours."

She took the lantern from her, and placed it on the ground. Then, she wrapped the amulet about it. The green stone pulsed, and the object began to dance, moving about in a small circle and leaping into the air- joyful to be alive for even these few seconds. Then, Valelldia took the dagger, and with a quick breath, ran it across her other palm. A bright stream of dark blood ran from the wound, and down onto the lantern's ore-beaten top. The blood startled it, and it backed away from its dance.

Val looked down into her injured palm- and smiled as the pain went away in a matter of seconds, closing up behind itself and sealing- as if no harm had ever been done. She chuckled, and reached down and took the amulet from off the lantern.

In that instant... the light went out, and the wagon was dark. A light twitter was suddenly heard in the dead of the blackness, and Valelldia whispered to herself.

Incadio And light returned to the wagon, only to show... a beautiful yellow canary, sitting on the floorboard, a single drop of blood on its foot that it shook off.. and looked up towards its mother.

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The girl laid in her caravan watching the canary fly around. He seemed to be a lively fella and the dogs found him great to play with, well, chase. She was happy, confused about all this magic stuff but oh she was happy! Amkia would be with her all the time, if she let the caravan he would perch on her shoulder. She was happy and so was he! Life was great, in nearly every possible way!

She closed her eyes for a second before suddenly opening them again to hear her dogs scratching at the door. "You wanna go out now do ya?" She giggled and stood up, Amkia automatically climbed onto her shoulder where she just smiled and rubbed her face against his soft feathers. She opened the door and the dogs ran out, she sat down on her steps and just sighed happily. Amkia flew off a little, circled the caravans and then came back to her. She would return the gifts later, though wasn't Silver leaving for some reason? She would keep her gift safe but the healing dagger could go back once the dogs were finished.

She had opened the door not because she had heard the knock but because the dogs have been barking and scratching at it. She had opened the door and instantly they ran out and started sniffing at the note and shell, Heather thought nothing of it, after all it was nothing, right? Dogs did things like that all the time! She was about to shut the door when the little golden bird flew out, he circled above the dogs singing his soft tune. The dogs quickly lef the note and went off to do whatever it is dogs do. It was then that she realised the note.

She picked up the shell and smiled softly before reading the note. She then turned to Amalo who now sat on her shoulder, "How about going to visit someone we haven't met yet boy?" She chuckled as Amalo started his soft singing, how lovely it was.

She entered her caravan again and put the note and shell safely away where she was keeping the items she borrowed, she would have to return them soon.

Secra hadn't yet gotten used to his new home- and, as the snow-crested Banyas often were... he was displeased. Luckily... that made for the more far-reaching, accurate fortunes.

What a Girl...
Yet what a Girl....
Little bird is torn.

The young rabbit girl sat on the floor of the wagon, painting some goose eggs. Once they were dry and she was content with their appearance, she placed them in white cloth bags that her mother made. Opening the door, she snuck out into the night and secretly delivered each egg.

drawn and colored by kojiro <3