Snippet #895731

"Hm? Well I suppose that's something of a matter of opinion, at least in this place. The point of the matter is that you were born in what many here call the Above. Your parents were very much human and during my lifetime in Boston I was more or less a human as well. At the very worst, my dear, I would say that you are a regular person who simply has a little vein of magic running through you. Everyone does, really. And those on my side of the family in particular." Grandma Penny reassured her.

"You are quite capable of being anything you set your heart on Eva. Its true that now that your here in the Underground where magic is apart of the status quo, you could make quite a bit more of yourself than you could staying in Boston. But there will always be a measure of choice involved." Penny said gently before kissing her granddaughter on the forehead loudly.

"I will confide that I always secretly hoped someone of a newer generation might pick up on the family trade. Your mother, although a wonderfully warm and compassionate woman, wasn't really inclined. Then again its not very unusual for these things to skip a generation or two sometimes." At that a bell seemed to tinkle off in the distance.

"Well, I'm afraid that is my cue." Penny hugged her granddaughter again with all the warmth and love she could muster. "Remember Eva, when in doubt look inside yourself and you will always find what you need. I promise you will never be in want for friends here or assistance and while you might not see me I will never be very far away. I love you all ways my dearest child. Now lay down and shut your eyes. I promise when you wake up everything will seem brighter in the morning." Penny waited for Eva to do as she asked before she rose up from the bed and preceded to tuck her granddaughter in as she always had when Eva was a child.

She then began to hum the faintest of lullabys which did not fully disappear until Eva had fully drifted back to sleep. It was only then that Penny slowly backed from the room, her image fading as the sound of bird wings fluttering filled the air.