It was dawn. The air was cool and fog slithered down the streets, cloaking the stranger even more. They stepped onto the dock, heavy boots slamming against the decaying wood. They stood still on the edge, waiting. The stranger heard footsteps quickly clonking behind them. They turned quickly to see three cloaked figures, each with long staves in their wrinkled hands. The figures stepped closer to the stranger. They continued to step towards the stranger, tormenting them, until the figures and the stranger were face to face. The three cloaked elders took down their hoods revealing that they were old women. Each had blond hair tied up in a long braid that went down their backs and light blue eyes that seemed to be as deep and endless as space and twinkled like stars. The stranger was not expecting to be approached by these women. They were waiting to make a dirty scam with another kid, making the child cry home to their parents. They didn't understand why they did this, but it felt somewhat fulfilling to do so. The elderly women spoke in unison, "Take off your hood". It had been so long since the stranger had done this that they felt shameful. Reluctantly, the stranger pulled down their hood, revealing something that made the girls stand back. They were about to punish this stranger, but maybe... this person was the one they had been looking for.
I'm a young author, don't judge.
