These dam beavers

It had been several days since her moment of weakness that lead her to Chimera's bed and since then she had been doing everything she could to keep herself busy, fighting through the uneasy stomach and cramping that she assumed was a side effect of the contraceptives that Aliana gave her. It was a section of healing and herbs that she wasn't entirely familiar with so she didn't know what kind of side effects to expect, but these seemed like reasonable ones. She wasn't sure how she would feel about seeing Chimera again in the light of day after how she had acted that night so she had made herself scarce around the island, often going to the mainland to make herself useful with looking for helpful supplies and food. There was more and more mouths to feed and there would be even more if Aliana was actually pregnant like she assumed she was so it never hurt to spend some more time gathering and hunting.

The day had gotten away from her a bit - that or the nights were just starting earlier and earlier which seemed to be the case from what she could tell. She started making her way back toward the island as the sun started to set and by the time she got close to the shore from where she had been in a different part of Auster it was extremely dark out. Some of the fireflies she had gotten used to seeing over the nights that followed the night she had spoken to Aliana in the gardens came out, catching her eye as she walked. She was carrying a bag full of various herbs and berries she had gathered throughout the day so she didn't have to carry anything too heavy, but she still had to pause every once in a while to rest on her way back, the cramps and fatigue wearing on her after a day of exploring and gathering.

The bridge to the island was in sight, but before she reached it a cluster of fireflies drew her attention and she glanced off for a moment and when she looked back there was several beavers between her and her destination. She stopped, watching them while she blinked to make sure her vision wasn't playing tricks on her. The beavers had blue glowing eyes and their flat, leathery tails and fur had an iridescent, strange glow to them as well. When she took a couple of steps to one side to try and go around them, they all turned to look at her and shuffled to remain in her way, making her ears flick uneasily.

"Dalila"