balancetheblood | Lucky's Heart

[ On the other side of the bridge is a small green lawn sloping down to a shallow pond, bordered by shrubs and trees, with a large willow tree near the bank.

On the other side of the pond, you can see a garden stretching out into the distance. There does not seem to be a way to reach the garden.

The pond looks as though it's meant to house fish, but there is only one fish visible, an amethyst purple koi swimming through the reeds near the shore.

A simple silver knife lays on the bank, catching the light and flashing brightly. ]

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[ Going to go stick his hand in the pond like a winner to try to gain the fish's attention]

[ The fish swims closer, nibbles at your fingers as if looking for food, and then swims away, disappointed ]

[ He's going to try touching the fish before it swims away. ]

[ It manages to avoid being touched, almost as if it's magic and doesn't want to be touched.

It comes back, though, still searching for food. ]

[ Is there any place to get koi food around? ]

[ no, just the knife on the shore ]

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Oh...

[Wow. She'll walk down to the pond to get a closer look at the fish then.]

[ The fish swims in circles, as if expecting to be fed. ]

[Looking around for food... and then looking around for Karen.]

What does it eat?

[ there is no food, just the knife on the shore ]

It's a fish, but it's not a fish. It eats life, in tiny drops.

[Welp, she's done stranger things. Picking up the knife.]

Life huh?

[and making a small cut on her hand to let the blood drip into the water.]

[ When your blood falls, it seems to turn into solid gems rather than droplets. The fish eats them as they sink, then turns and swims deeper into the pond.

Despite the pond being shallow, the koi seems to swim down, out of sight.

But that's impossible... right? ]

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[An Amethyst fish...]

[Moving over to the pond and kneeling by the edge and puts his clean hand in the water.]

Lucky?

[ The fish ventures close enough to nibble his fingers, clearly hoping for food, then darts back into the reeds ]

[...I do have a few energy gummy bears and jerky. Not sure if fish would eat jerky.]

[I will offer an energy granting gummy bear.]

[ should've saved your gummy bear, the fish seems completely uninterested ]

[Ah well.]

[...can I go back to the apartment to get lucky charms?]

[ The bridge behind you does not appear to lead back where you came from.

Want to ask your Will-o-Wisp for guidance? ]

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[Still holding onto Lucky and looking around for anyone else that's not Karen as they head for shore.]

[ There's no sign of anyone. Karen is still trailing silently behind you.

Though she's a little shaky on her feet at first, once her feet hit grass, Toby lets go and retreats under the branches of the willow tree, folding up with her knees to her chest and her back against the trunk. ]

[He's still keeping an eye around. Just...just in case. He really doesn't want to be caught by surprise with magic.]

[But following Lucky.] Lucky, it's okay. No one here is gonna hurt you. Just us. [Which included Karen, but who knows what she's seeing.]

Lucky?

[ She's a little confused by that, but not enough to really bother her ]

It's safe. He's not here, and this is Lily's kingdom. It's safe now. It's safe.

[ She sounds deeply relieved by this. ]

Yeah. You.

Lily? Then that's good. [Sits down beside her.] I'm glad you feel safe?

Toby. I'm Toby.

[ She takes a deep breath and smiles faintly ]

Lily can look after me. This is good, here. She'll be here soon.

Thank you.