@shcsallrightnow found the songbird;
Her father’s home had always been a refuge, a safe haven blocked off from the rest of the outside world - no matter where it was; and they had many. Abigail Hobbs was a subject that was very rarely brought up, However, when she was, her father always spoke so kindly of the girl. It had been the main ignition for his desire to become a father himself, and when Ariel came along, it was as if the universe had shifted for the cannibal, in every way possible. That afternoon, she enjoyed the peacefulness of having their Virginia home all to herself, a rarity.
Her mother was off having a secret meeting with her godmother, Ardelia Mapp. Her father was running errands, which meant one of two things - he was shopping for her and her mother, or he was tending to someone’s discourtesy; or perhaps even both. Either way, she would have the whole property to herself for at least the next hour. Chores finished, she decided to enjoy some time out on the patio, a book in her hands. The sun cascaded across her face, lighting up her freckled face and the red specks in her eyes. An unfamiliar person’s scent alerting her hyperosmia tore her focus away from the literature, her eyes scanning the area discretely.
Who could it possibly be?
“Hello?” She called out, slowly shutting the book.
Her hand twitched as she set it aside, starting to reach for her version of the Harpy she kept at her hip.
“Who’s there?”









