The human child remained silent while keeping her blank gaze down towards the grass, with Luna looking to her with a saddened expression.

“I’m sorry, Emily, I really am,” she said softly. Emily looked towards the sound of her voice as the butterfly girl knelt down in front of her.

“Please don’t be mad at me, I know I can lose my trail of thought easily, I just wanted you to like flying like I do,” Luna said gently. Emily hesitated then slowly reached out and hugged her, with Luna watching with wonder as the human held her gently.

“I don’t hate you, Luna, you just surprised me is all,” Emily said softly. Luna held her close with a caring smile while Falla watched the two with a bored expression.

“I promise, I promise, Emily, that I’ll take care of you out here, I mean it,” Luna assured dearly. Emily nodded while still holding onto her, with Falla rolling her eyes then looking around the area with a dull glance.

“Great, Daniel’s getting further and further away, this is such bullshit,” she muttered quietly.

Emily held onto Luna then heard her stomach growling, with Luna and Falla looking to see the child leaning back from her hug with a weak expression.

“Emily?” Luna asked.

“Sorry, I’m getting hungry, I haven’t eaten anything since this morning,” the child said while holding a hand over her belly. Falla held her hands to her face as she tried to keep calm about the situation, taking a few steady breaths before she turned to Emily with a forced smile.

“Well, that’s alright, humans need to eat too after all. That being the case, I’ll go see what I can find around here, you and Luna just stay here and rest,” she offered. Emily nodded while Luna looked to her sister curiously.

“Is there any food for humans around here?” she asked.

“I’ll find something for her, just watch over the poor dear in the meantime,” Falla said as she turned to walk away.

“There’s a deer around here? Oh, humans eat those don’t they? Should we try to catch it?” Luna asked looking around quickly. Emily looked to her with a small giggle while Falla rolled her eyes and fluttered her wings behind her.

“Just watch over her, Luna, and don’t go anywhere until I get back,” Falla said before flying off. Luna looked around curiously then to Emily as the girl was smiling at her.

“You’re funny,” Emily said with a small laugh.

“I am? What did I do?” Luna asked. Emily shook her head and hugged her again, the butterfly monster then holding her with a curious smile.

“You’re just you, but that’s ok,” Emily reasoned with a giggle. She then showed a worried expression and held Luna close.

“Luna, I’m sorry I called you crazy, that was mean,” she said softly.

“It’s ok; I didn’t mean to scare you like that. I can just get a little carried away sometimes. And flying really is fun, but I guess humans don’t like it as much, I’m sorry,” Luna replied with a remorseful smile. Emily looked up towards her with a blank stare, her eyes not focusing on anything as Luna gently held her.

“I wish I could see you. You’re so nice, it’s hard to believe you’re a monster,” Emily said softly. Luna looked down for a moment then held Emily close again, the child’s head resting against her bosom.

“Just because I’m a monster doesn’t mean I don’t care about others. I’m not some Darker One after all,” Luna reasoned, with Emily showing a relieved smile from her words.

Again the child’s stomach growled, with Luna giggling and looking down to her with an amused smile.

“You must be really hungry. Just wait a little longer, I’m sure Falla will bring something back for you,” she reassured. Emily nodded then looked to Luna curiously.

“What do you two eat?” she asked.

“Food, the same as you,” Luna said with a happy smile.

“What kind of food do you eat though?” Emily asked.

“The kind of food that we can eat, I just said that,” Luna replied with a puzzled expression. Emily giggled and shook her head.

“I was just wondering if monsters ate the same kinds of food that humans do. I wasn’t sure what your kind eats,” she explained. Luna nodded slowly then looked up thoughtfully.

“Oh, well, I’m not sure what others eat to be honest, but Falla and I love tree sap, and sweet bugs are sweet too, oh I love those so much. And then sometimes we find a nest of spring beetles, I could munch on those all day,” she said with a giddy smile while drooling a little. Emily stared at her with a disturbed expression as the butterfly girl wiped her mouth and looked back to the child with a curious smile.

“Bugs? You and your sister eat bugs?” Emily asked.

“Yes we do, and sap from trees is good too. Though I think my favorite is the dew from honey blossoms, but it’s been so long since we found a field with those in it,” Luna said with a saddened smile as she thought about it. Emily looked towards the girl with curiosity then showed a disgusted expression.

“Falla’s not bringing me back bugs to eat is she? Humans don’t eat bugs,” she asked nervously. Luna looked at her curiously then up in thought.

“Hmm, well if humans don’t eat those, then I don’t think she’ll bring those back for you to eat since you won’t eat them. What about tree sap, do humans eat that?” she asked.

“Um, not exactly,” Emily said with a weak expression. Luna nodded then looked around carefully.

“Hm, maybe I should try to find that deer Falla saw, humans eat deer, I’m sure of that,” she said curiously.