Attack of a Giant Owl

Laughter, playful taunting words, and the slashing of swords filled the training ground as eight maids playing with a child made the place lively.

Seeing the strange scene, even the ones working in the garden stopped trimming the hedges, cutting overgrown branches, and tending to the flower beds, turning toward the training area to see what was happening.

Meanwhile, even more maids began looking out from the mansion windows, leaving their work aside to watch the unusual sight, something they didn't see every day at the Winterborne estate.

They weren't the only ones watching. 

High in the clear sky above, a giant blue owl was flapping its wings, its big bright yellow eyes locked onto the ground below.

There was also a figure sitting on top of it, looking down with emerald eyes, interest written across her dark-skinned face.

"What an interesting child." She murmured, her voice blending with the soft air that rippled her dark blue robe.