The door to the little hut opens as Cloe enters with a shopping basket in her hand.
C: The market was packed today.
S: That's always a good sign.
Sunny smiles as she watches her return home.
Cloe sets the basket on the table and walks straight to the kitchen, preparing the kettle.

Nyxian watches from afar.
N: Did you buy anything sweet?

Cloe smiles.
C: Maybe...


Azula appears behind her, briefly checking the basket.
Darkness stands near one of the walls of the house, silently watching as the steam begins to rise from the kettle.


Cloe pours the tea and places the cups on the table.
C: At the market, they were talking about a festival. I saw many people preparing ribbons, lanterns, and flower crowns.

Sunny blows on her teacup a little before taking a sip.
S: Walpurgis.

Azula blinks a few times.
A: What's that?

Darkness barely opens his eyes, a little intrigued.
D: Is it something important?

Sunny nods.
S: For the village, yes... it's a long... and noisy night.

Nyxian smiles excitedly.
N: With lots of fire!!.

Cloe sits down, holding her teacup.
C: We don't have anything like this where we come from.

Sunny looks at her curiously.
S: That's why this festival catches their attention.

Azula climbs onto the chair next to Chloe.
A: Is it like a big birthday party?

Sunny laughs softly.
S: A birthday for the whole village... a celebration for the witches.

Abaddon stirs a little in the nest, half-asleep.

C: Do the villagers dress up?
S: Some... others just show themselves as they are.

Darkness watches the fire in the fireplace.

D: It sounds... intense.
S: It is... but it's also joyful.

Nyxian raises her hand, which barely reaches the edge of the table.
N: Are we going?
S: For a while.

Azula claps her hands excitedly.
A: YES! I want to dress up!
N: Me too!
A: We can sing together!

Sunny looks at them fondly.
S: Walpurgis is for that... to make noise so no one gets mad.

Cloe puts her hand on Sunny's shoulder.
C: And you? Have you always liked me?

Sunny thinks for a moment.
S: Not before... but now I do.

Darkness observes her.
D: Why did I change?

Sunny strokes Chloe's hand and gets up from the table for a moment to go to the nest.
S: Because now I'm not alone.
She lowers her gaze as she lifts Abaddon into her arms and then looks at them all tenderly.

Cloe gets up from the table as well, going to Sunny and standing beside her as if she were her best friend.
C: I promise to take care of you all.

Sunny rests her head on one of Chloe's shoulders.
S: You always took care of your home... Our home.

A warm smile spreads across Cloe's face.
C: You know I'll keep doing it with all the love I have for you.

Her smile softens into a more mischievous one as she gently hugs Sunny.
C: Now... could you explain Walpurgis to me in more detail later? You know I love learning and understanding more about the world that welcomed me.

Sunny smiles back, laughing a little.
S: And you know I'd be happy to.