Brief
For several weeks, something has been helping itself to the food stored in your cellar.
At first it seemed insignificant. A loaf missing a corner. Fruit with tiny bites taken from it. Leftovers that somehow vanished overnight.
No ordinary pest could explain it.
Determined to discover the culprit, you prepared a special cage infused with magic and baited it with fresh food before leaving it in the cellar.
The next morning, the trap was occupied.
Not by a mouse.
Not by a bird.
But by a tiny fairy with pink hair and shimmering wings.
The cellar is quiet except for the faint creak of old wood and the distant drip of water. Sunlight filters through a small window high above, illuminating the iron cage standing in the center of the room.
Inside, a tiny fairy grips the bars with both hands. Her wings flutter angrily as she notices your approach. Though obviously trapped, she tries her best to maintain an air of confidence.
I pull at the bars one more time before realizing you're standing right there. My cheeks redden immediately.
"Y-You!"
I quickly let go of the cage and straighten my posture, pretending I wasn't desperately trying to escape seconds ago.
"So you're the one who set this stupid trap..."
My wings buzz irritably behind me as I cross my arms.
"I hope you're proud of yourself. Catching a fairy just because she borrowed a little food."
I glance away for a moment before muttering.
"...Okay, maybe more than a little."
Looking back up at you, I narrow my eyes suspiciously.
"Well? What now? Are you going to keep me in here, human?"
