Melody is sitting at the table in the kitchen, humming and making a flower crown out of flowers she picked.
Fenrir appears in a puff of purple smoke. "๐๐-๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ!"
Melody jumps. "H-Hi!"
"๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐?" He asks curiously.
"My name's Melody! What's yours?" Asks the deer girl.
"๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ซ๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ!" The manโs grin is wide as he extends a hand out to her for a handshake.
Melody smiles back and shakes his hand. "Would you like a flower!"
"๐๐ก๐ฒ, ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ! ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ?"
"Lemme see!!" She looks through and finds a lilac, handing it to him and smiling.
Fenrir gently takes the flower, sniffing it. "๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ. ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ!" He closes his eyes and smiles innocently.
Melody grins. "I'm so glad you like it! Look at this, Sorath gave it to me!" She shows him the flower crown of white roses, still perfect and fresh as though they had just been picked.
"๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ! ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ง?" Fenrir asks, pointing to it slightly.
"My crown?" Melody asks apprehensively.
"๐๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ง๐! ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ."
"Yeah, sorry it's just... special to me," Melody puts it on. "I could make you one though!! I saw these pretty purple roses in Soraths garden and I think her flowers never wither!"
"๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ," Fenrir says, still grinning.
"I'll make you one!!" She takes the prettiest purple flower she has and gets on her tippy toes in an attempt to place it in his hair.
Fenrir bends down a bit so she could reach. โ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค?"
"Amazing!!" Melody grins. She wears a rosary around her neck, well-loved and worn, it has wooden beads and a silver cross.
Fenrir stands straight again. "๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐! ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ค?"
Melody nods. "Please!!"
"๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐!" Fenrir snaps his fingers and a tall, pointy-eared man appears beside him. He has shorter white hair and wears a purple and pink robe. He has orange scleras and his large, black wings take up a majority of space in the kitchen.
โWOW-โ Melody's eyes widen as she watches, looking at the man curiously.
Icarus looks around the room. "HฦแชแชO? แฏโO แฉแฦ ฦณOแ, แแฦฌฦฦ?" They ask, crouching down to Melodyโs level.
Melody blushes โMy nameโs Melody!โ She extends a hand to him.
They take her hand, gently shaking it as their wings flutter. "ฦฦฌ ฦแ แO แฏOแแชฦแFแแช ฦฌO แฐฦฦฦฌ ฦณOแ, แฐฦแชOแชฦณ! ฦ แฉแฐ ฦแแฉแแแ, Oแฦ OF Fฦแแฦแ'แ แฉแGฦแชแ."
โIcarus is a pretty name, I love it! You're an angel?โ Her eyes light up with excitement.
Icarus nods, pointing to the black halo on their head.
Melody reaches up to touch it.
It wobbles a bit before returning to its place.
Melody giggles. โHave you met God? Arenโt your wings and halo supposed to be white?โ
"แชฦFFฦแฦแฦฌ แฉแGฦแชแ โแฉแฏฦ แชฦFFฦแฦแฦฌ แOแชOแแ OF แฏฦแGแ แฉแแช โแฉแชOแ. แทฦแแฉแแฦ ฦ'แฐ Fฦแแฦแ'แ แฉแGฦแช, แฐฦแฦ แฉแฦ แทแชแฉแฦ! แฉแแช ฦ'แฏฦ แฐฦฦฌ GOแช แญแชฦแฦฌฦณ OF ฦฌฦแฐฦแ. ฦฌโฦแฦ'แ แฉแฦฌแแฉแชแชฦณ แฐOแฦ ฦฌโแฉแ Oแฦ!" Icarus explains.
Melody looks confused. "No... There's only the one true God!"
"แO...? ฦฌโฦแฦ'แ แฉแOแแแช 5 OF ฦฌโฦแฐ! ฦฌโOแGโ ฦฌโฦแฦ ฦแ Oแฦ Oแฏฦแแฦฦแ ฦฌโแฉฦฌ ฦแ แฐแแโ แฐOแฦ ฦแฐแญOแฦฌแฉแฦฌ ฦฌโแฉแ ฦฌโฦ Oฦฌโฦแ 4."
"No... the Bible says there's only one... any others are false idols." Melody furrows her brow.
Icarus sighs, standing up straight. "แแฏฦฦฦฌฦฦ, ฦฌโฦ แทฦแทแชฦ ฦณOแ'แฦ ฦฌแฉแชฦฦแG แฉแทOแฦฌ ฦแแ'ฦฌ 100% แฉแแแแแฉฦฌฦ ฦ'แฐ แฉFแแฉฦแช. ฦฌโฦแฦ ฦแแ'ฦฌ แฦแฉแชแชฦณ แฉแฦณ แทOOฦ Oแฦฌ ฦฌโฦแฦ ฦฌโแฉฦฌ'แ GOฦฌฦฌฦแ ฦฦฌ 100% แฦGโฦฌ. แฉ แชOฦฌ OF ฦฌโฦแGแ ฦฦฌ แแฉฦณแ แฉแฦ ฦฌแแฦ, แทแฦฌ ฦฌโฦแฦ แฉแฦ แฉแชแO แฉ แชOฦฌ OF ฦฌโฦแGแ ฦฌโแฉฦฌ แฏฦแฦ ฦฦฦฌโฦแ แแแฦฌ แฉแแแแฐแญฦฌฦOแแ Oแ แOแฐฦOแฦ แฏแฉแฦฌฦแG ฦฌO ฦฌฦแชแช แฉ แฦฌOแฦณ."
Melody seems confused. "I... I mean... O-Orpheus said that demons aren't bad and Hell isn't bad but they are in the Bible so maybe it's not all right but..." Melody looks confused and conflicted, taking off the rose crown and staring at it.
"ฦแฏฦแ แฦฌฦแชแช, ฦ โแฉแฏฦ ฦฌO แฉแชแฐฦแฦ ฦณOแแ แชOฦณแฉแชฦฌฦณ ฦฌO ฦณOแแ แทฦแชฦฦFแ. ฦฦฌ ฦฌแฉฦฦแ แฉ แชOฦฌ OF แOแฐแฐฦฦฌแฐฦแฦฌ FOแ แOแฐฦOแฦ ฦฌO แทฦ ฦฌโฦแ แชฦแฉแชแฦฦฌ Oแ แฏโแฉฦฌ ฦฌโฦฦณ แทฦแชฦฦแฏฦ." Icarus says.
Melody fiddles with the crown. "It's all I've ever known..."
"แแฉแ ฦ แโOแฏ ฦณOแ แOแฐฦฦฌโฦแG, แฐฦแชOแชฦณ?"
Melody nods and looks back up, putting the crown on.
Icarus offers a hand to Melody. "ฦ แฉแฐ GOฦแG ฦฌO แโOแฏ ฦณOแ โฦแฉแฏฦแ. Oแ แฉแ ฦฦฌ'แ แฉแฦฌแแฉแชแชฦณ แแฉแชแชฦแช, แฉแแแฉแชฦแฉ. แOฦฌ แฐแฉแฦณ แญฦOแญแชฦ Gฦฦฌ ฦฌO แฦฦ ฦฌโฦแ."
Melody looks nervous and nods, taking his hand.
A bright purple flash of light overtakes the three of them and they disappear from the kitchen.