RE: There is a shooting star tonight.
No sooner had she toddled out and shuffled through the darkened grass did she look up for the moon. The night was dark, the moon hidden, and the child found the stars instead. She was content to look for shapes among them when she saw one streak across the sky. Her breath caught, eyes widening, but it wasn't just one! It was several! All falling and shimmering, dancing across the darkness as they sprinted out of Round Stone Crest.
"Hey! Wait for me!" she called after the stars, wheeling around on her haunches to chase after them. She wasn't quick enough to follow the streaks, but fortunately there were hundreds, thousands even! There were far too many to count, and she didn't even try. "Wait!" she called to the sky once more, unaware she'd long since crossed the borders of her home and stumbled into the same special forest she'd found with Minka, where her father had sung a beautiful song for them.