Luna pushed through the tall golden grass and saw a tiny sphere of light resting among the white daisies.
She reached out, and the sphere flared bright, painting her face in gold. The orb hovered toward her waiting hand.
Luna carried the warm orb through the forest and found a shivering rabbit huddled under a root.
She held out the glowing orb, and the rabbit's ears perked up as it followed her toward its burrow.
A family of squirrels chattered from a high branch, lost in the shadows. Luna pointed the orb upward, but the light flickered and dimmed, barely touching the leaves.
She clutched the orb tighter and kept climbing.
Luna climbed the rough bark, holding the glowing orb as high as she could, and the light burst into a shower of sparkling sparks that rained down on the squirrels.
They chittered with joy and scurried down to follow her. The whole forest seemed to breathe easier.
Luna walked back through the daisy field, the orb now a soft pulse in her pocket.
She smiled as fireflies drifted past, and somewhere in the dark, a rabbit thumped its foot once in thanks.