Game of Thrones - House Lannister

The Luminarians

Luminarians were special, enchanted, and powerful fairies, who could camouflage into lightning bugs at will. They lived in a mystical forest in the center of a ring of majestic mountains. There they looked after and protected the woodland creatures, and the flora and fauna, with a great deal of love and care.

They had beautiful shimmering wings when in fairytale form, that glowed with an ethereal light that illuminated the dark corners of the forest. When in lightning bug guise, they would glow with a soft, otherworldly radiance that guided lost travelers, and comforted the weary souls who wandered into this enchanted realm.

They enjoyed interacting with the village's citizens, especially the children. Most only saw them as lightning bugs, which was the fairies' wish. But there were a couple of children who could see them in their real form, past their camouflaging efforts. At first, this worried the fairy queen. She thought that they would have to quit interacting with the children, in case the kids who could see them decided to capture them.

So, the queen of the fairies got together with her subjects, and together they came up with a plan.

On a warm summer evening, as the golden sun dipped below the horizon, the luminarians fluttered out from their forest home. Giggling and whispering to each other, they left tiny, glittering footprints around the village's playground, the edge of the meadow, and on the children's cozy cottage window sills.

In a few select locations, they placed tiny toys with a blinking light, that looked just like little fairies. This way they'll see if the kids try to capture them. If they do, they'll know they won't be able to enter the village anymore, until the kids are fast asleep.

The next morning the children awoke to find these sparkling trails, leading them to secret corners and hidden nooks they had never noticed before. When they found one of these nooks, hidden inside an ancient oak tree, they peered inside and saw a tiny fairy. The children gasped in delight. They put a finger inside the trunk of the tree, hoping the fairy would climb on it. When nothing happened, they said, "Come on little fairy, I won't hurt you. I promise. I just want to be friends. We'll protect you, and won't let anything bad happen to you."

When still nothing happened. The children with disappointed faces turned to walk away. Then the little girl turned and ran back to the tree. She took off her little shiny sunflower necklace and laid it inside of the trunk. "Here's a gift for you." With that, they both walked away.

The fairies were touched as they watched the scene. But they weren't going to act too soon. They decided to keep an eye on the tree and see if the kids came back with a jar to capture them.

The kids came back the next day, but again, when the fairy didn't respond, they turned to walk away. They did not try to capture the lone fairy. This time when they started to walk away, the fairy queen flew in front of them.

"Hello, children. My name is Luminmary. I am the queen of the fairy folk, the luminarians. You are the only one who can see us in our true form, so we had to make sure that you would not try to capture us. From now on, we can be friends, and look after one another."

With those words, that enchanted day was known forever as the day that brought them all together. A testament to the enduring magic woven between the worlds of humans and fae

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1. What if lightning bugs are actually fairies?!
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