Blackfeather Woods to conquer; to bleed

If the fae was being honest, which she tried to be at all times, she did not understand why the bird had chosen to follow her either. She knew her mother had a bird companion, and her sister had an ugly vulture, but she did not expect to receive one too. Perhaps it was a mystical force she could not grasp, something hidden in their Melonii genes - but if that were the case, then why didn't Hela carry one of the predators of the sky?

She couldn't link faces to the names given, nor did she have a clear understanding of who they were. Only 'Vaati' sounded vaguely familiar - apparently it was a cousin, one she never learned of. She couldn't help but take notice she referred to her parents in the past tense, as if they weren't her parents anymore. Did she dare ask? Mine are Damien and Nyx - though perhaps my mother is better known as Astrid around here. She never did understand why she had changed her name. She said it had been to feel closer to Damien and the Melonii bloodline, but she was the closest Lumi could ever imagine.

Excuse me for asking but — I left my parents, did you leave yours too?