Exton

Star hangs her head, “I ww..will tell you, you sss....should know..”

Star hesitates, unsure if she has the right words at times... Her voice is shaky and whisper soft. She stutters a lot and at some points has to stop, unsure of how to express herself. But over time she manages to tell Erik about herself.

Slowly Star starts to tell Erik about her childhood. She lived with her mother who was human and a witch. Her father must have been fae, but it was never talked about. They were happy in the cabin, right up until the day they heard the mob getting closer and closer. Stars mother had taken her outside and made her climb up into a tree, telling her to hide deep in the branches and leaves. “She told me that I had to be quiet and not say a word, no matter what I saw or heard, I could not come out of the tree until she came to get me. The mob came and took her away. I stayed in the tree until dark, and then I climbed down and went looking for her. She was in the village, tied to a stake in the commons, burnt to nothing almost. I found her necklace near the ashes, I suppose no one wanted anything that had belonged to a witch...” and Star absently rubs her pendant between her thumb and index finger, tears falling at the memory of what happened to her mother.

Erik cant speak, his first thought is when did this happen?, trying to figure out how old Star is. And then the horror of what she had seen as a small child hits him. It's unbelievable, no wonder she didnt talk.

Star continues her story, telling Erik how she learned to fend for herself and stayed in the small cabin in the woods. She had the animals for company, the village grew into a town and years later grew even bigger and no one seemed to notice the young girl living in the woods alone. Until the day the three strangers came to her door. Star hesitates, unsure if she has the words to continue...

Erik pulls her close and she rests her head on his shoulder, Star is convinced that this is the last time he will even talk to her. Her small body shakes and her voice trembles as she tells Erik how they forced their way into her home, stripped her and tied her to the bed. One was human and two were fae and they pulled straws to see who would rape her first. One of the fae won and laughed when he was done, thanking her for her virginity and cheering when the others took their turn. They kept her tied overnight, and Star told Erik all that she remembered. They had tortured and humiliated her in every way they could think of. She recalled the fae, both had that same bright red hair, had said something about no man ever wanting her after this and something about making sure she didnt come looking for her father. When they finally untied her in the morning, Star tried to stand and couldnt, falling in a crumpled bloody heap to the floor. They dragged her outside, raped her again and beat her. Thinking she was dead, they finally left. She laid outside all day, noticing once or twice some small creatures trying to rouse her. It was dark when Rowan found her and took her home to care for her.