[Fern]

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In the midst of a quiet and serene night, the girl simply passes the time inside her room, meticulously flipping through the pages of a story book so as to not damage any of it with her claws.

 

"The brave heroine..."

 

She whispers to herself, entranced by the literature in front of her eyes. Another page gone through, another block of text- a process that she's gone through for a while now... until she's interrupted by the young boy suddenly barging in.

 

"HEY! I have something really cool to show you! Wanna come with?"

 

Her eyes drift over to the boy before she slowly tilts her head to the side and blinks, silently staring at him for some time.

 

"Hmmm... okay."

 

His brilliant grin forms as soon as he listens to her response, beckoning her and heading outside with haste. She reaches a claw out towards him, but upon recognizing that he's already gone, she giggles and closes her book, trying to catch up thereafter.

 

Some time later, the pair travels through a forest just a bit away from their home before reaching their destination. Upon arrival, the boy turns and spreads his arms like it's some kind of majestic presentation.

 

"Haha... now look!"

 

She suddenly widens her eyes at the scenery before her. A nightly, stellar sky with shooting stars dashing by one after another, almost perfectly reflected by the lake underneath the starry show.

 

  

"Well? How's it?"

 

The girl opens her mouth, but she's at a loss for words. Such a paradise has left her far more mesmerized than whatever story book she had been reading prior. Her eyes remain captivated as she takes a few absent-minded steps forward.

 

He chuckles and puts up a proud smile on display, then says:

 

"I knew you'd like it, ma'am."

  

...

  

Neither of them would know how long has it been since they've chosen to lay down and gaze at the beautiful stars, making it a small game to name every single one their eyes fall upon.

 

"That one is... Claus!"

 

"Hmm.. maybe this one is Elysion, then?" She points at a random star.

 

"Woah... kinda like the name of the hero gal in your book?"

 

"Mm-hm."

 

"Cool! Oh... that reminds me though. Have you decided on a name yet?"

  

Without averting her eyes from the scenery, the girl flatly responds.

 

"No... not really."

 

He sighs and shuts his eyes in thought.

 

"Man... you're going to need something, you know? You can't just go around having no name forever!"

 

"Hm... wait, I know! How about we name you after her?"

 

"E-Eh?"

 

She attentively turns her head towards the grinning youth.

 

"The star you just named, duh. How about it, ma'am?"

 

"Elysion...?"

  

He quickly nods, seeming pretty happy about the idea.

 

"Elysion! Elly! I like it. What do you think ma'am?" He says.

 

"Elysion..." She quietly repeats...