A Nice Surprise for a Bored Eldritch

Ecta stared at Ebviony intently as they spoke, trying to make sense of all the younger eldritch fae was trying to explain to her.

"So fae are powerful beings that have no true identity?" she asked a bit confused by the explanation, though eldritch were actually quite similar in many ways. There was no "ideal" when one spoke of an eldritch.

"Your court... Is it here on the island?" Ecta asked, finding the concept of saving children not too unusual. Many cultures had that ideology..

"Hmm," Ecta hummed as she carefully considered Ebviony's correction on her previous observation on faes and their identities. "So all fae do share common and determining characteristics?" she remarked thoughtfully.

"Would you say there is a distinctive trait or set of traits that all fae share?" the eldritch asked, finding the whole thing fascinating in its complexity.

"Jamaica is a place here on Earth I assume," she added. "Is it very far from here?" she asked, wanting to know if it was possible to easily visit such a place.

Ecta stared at Ebviony for a moment as she thought about what they had just told her, her eyes flickering to the "butterflies" they mentioned, recognising them for what they were before her attention returned to the young fae.

"Let me see if I understand," Ecta said as she looked thoughtfully at Ebviony. "Fae are organic creatures, nature-based specifically, and while unique they all share a few very selective and key traits, and it is these traits that define them as fae?" she stated questioningly.

"Of course, that is exactly what I meant by nature-based," Ecta stated happily, unperturbed by the tiny correction. "Magic is, like any element, part of nature," the eldritch reiterated. "And fae live, not only in nature but are an embodiment of their elements," she told Ebviony in her most illogical (to other non-Eldritch) Eldritch logic.

Ecta smiled at Ebviony's questions. They were smart and insightful.

"The idea or social construct that is known as culture, I have found, is something unique to many races made up of smaller units or individuals that share commonalities," Ecta explained. "But as each and every Eldritch are a world unto themselves, that concept is foreign to us," she said.

"The same with powers. Yours will be specific to you and only you. Eldritch are like, as people here like to say, snowflakes. We are all different, and no two are alike," she pointed out.