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“Get back here, Melody!”
It was a rare sight to see Celeste running, but here she was, stumbling down the road after her tiny parrot familiar. The colorful bird squawked indignantly - it seemed like she was looking for something and couldn’t be bothered to wait for the sorceress to follow.
She dodged passerby left and right to get a good look at Melody, who had happily landed in a jar on an unsuspecting woman’s head. There.
“Hey, miss, stay right there--!” A small rock on the ground threw her hazardous sprint off-balance. Before Celeste could stop herself, she’d barreled straight into the lady. “Ah!”
Thankfully, Celeste had caught the jar before it could hit the ground. Melody chirped, seemingly content with what she’d done. Oh, gods, this was awful.
“Um, sorry, ma’am, I’m so so sorry! My familiar ran away and I had to catch her. Are you okay?!”











