What they talked about the local creatures around them piqued Shanaia’s interest. She let Alice tell her more, even stories about her relatives who have the ability to speak to those creatures and have the ability to heal.
Time passed and after they had their dinner, she chose to take a walk in the backyard garden despite Alice telling her it was not wise.
The stubborn genes in her just wouldn’t let Shanaia sit still. She wanted to see those creatures, she wanted to know them. So, despite Alice's warnings, Shanaia was in the nipa hut, sitting there while she looked at the fireflies glimmering around her.
Shanaia took a deep breath and her eyes turned red before she looked behind her where the thick line of trees was. With her vampire's eyes, she could see silhouettes, running around a
