Tipsy Moon - стр. 10
"Ready?" – I asked Finn, who flapped his wings happily in response. – "Fly ahead. I'll catch up!"
The raven soared upward, and I turned to the thicket of the forest to the north. Closing my eyes, I took a deep breath. As I exhaled, I slowly let out a soft, high-pitched sound. Almost a whistle that only the certain inhabitants of this forest could hear.…
Will-o'-the-wisp,
Hear my call.
May my path be bright,
On sacred Samhain.
After another breath, I opened my eyes and saw three silvery will-o'-the-wisps next to me.
"Happy Samhain, my friends! Thank you for your help. Well, shall we run to the Fairy Meadow?"
I smiled, anticipating the fun, and ran into the thickest part of the forest, now well lit. I wouldn't have gotten lost anyway, but with such guides it's much better, right?
Moss, grass, twigs… Roots, trees, bushes… Nothing stopped my legs from running. I loved this forest, and it loved me back. This is my home. The energy that I live by, which I also share with the others by brewing the best ale in all of Erin. The inhabitants of not only this forest come to my pub every full moon, but also the inhabitants of the neighboring mountains and hills, rivers and lakes, plains and ravines.
I ran, and the headwind carried away my tears of happiness… Happiness and gratitude to this forest and its herbs that made my ale so magically delicious. And tonight it will flow like a river! Even the noble fairies will visit my pub today. I want to see them madly! Such an honor falls only once a year on the night of Samhain, when the border between the worlds is erased.
I wonder who will be at the Meadow today? Abcan promised to write a song about my pub… I should remind him… He probably forgot. I think the chief bard of the Tuatha De Danann has enough topics for songs without my modest brewery…
"Eithne! Where have you disappeared to?!" – a ringing voice in my left ear pulled me out of my thoughts. – "Everyone has already gathered. The ceremony is about to begin!"
A little elf, who lived not far from me in the crown of an ancient ash tree, fluttered next to me.
"Kitty! And why aren't you there yet?" – I asked, frowning. Maybe something happened…
"I just came from there. I flew to look for you. I thought maybe something happened".
Wow! The neighbors' thoughts coincide! I glanced at Kitty's worried freckled face and smiled.
"Everything is fine. Thank you for your concern, dear. I was just waiting for Ashlyn. We agreed to go to the Meadow together. But she never came… By the way, is she not there?"