“I know, honey,” Fenna soothed the girl. “We will go to her as soon as we can.” When she noticed the skeleton climing the tree she pulled her dagger and tensed the muscles in her leg to give a good kick, when suddenly a falcon swooped in and attacked the skeleton. She locked eyes with the falcon feeling a sense of familiarity as the moment seemed to last an eternity. As the falcon flew away, Fenna turned her attention back to the child. "It's okay, we'll go down once it's safe."
She pulled the child closer when the purple beams emitted from, whatever it was. Selica asked with a high-pitched voice what that was and Fenna couldn't explain it. Much to her delight, it seemed to frighten the skeletons.
"I don't know what it was, but it's getting rid of the monsters. Can you climb?" When the child nodded, Fenna put her foot on a lower branch. "I'll climb down first, you'll follow me."
Selica gasped and pointed, Fenna turned her head just in time to see another sarcophagus fall. "That's okay honey, there are no monsters in those." It looked like the one she and the others had arrived in, she was fairly confident she wasn't lying to the child.
Once they stood on the soil once more, it was evident the skeletons didn't pay any attention to them. "I'll take her to her mother," she told the two that were with her and she grabbed Selica's hand. "Quick, we can catch up with your mother."
The child ran as fast as she could and Fenna made sure to match her speed. When they reached the gate, only two people were still in the village: Segreant Harold and Selica's mother.
As soon as the girl laid eyes on her mother she let go and ran towards her.
"Thank you," the mother said as she picked up the girl. "I don't know how to repay you."
"Just leave," Fenna urged. "It's not over yet."
She turned around and headed back into the village to see where she could be of assistance.