Halcyon Meadows

"Oh, Ming Yue, Ming Yue, come in! My mother wants to see you!"

Xiao Bai's voice echoed out, inviting her into the house. She stood there, taking a small breath before walking in. 

As she did, nothing really happened. In fact, she soon realized what she had just done.

"Why did I just do that?" she asked herself. 

But there wasn't any time for her to think as Xiao Bai introduced her to his mother. 

"Look, it's a human!" he said excitedly. 

"Why- why yes, it is..." 

Ming Yue turned to see Xiao Bai with his mother, laying in bed with a blanket over her. She sat upright, looking at Ming Yue with a bit of surprise. 

His mother was certainly not in the best shape. She was thin and looked quite frail. Her skin was somewhat pale and her eyes were a bit sunken. Just like Xiao Bai, she had ears on her head and similar arms too. 

And she seemed well enough to talk.