Daughter from the Future

"All's well" he said gently, kissing her lightly on the cheek.

Marley had been holding Charlene's hand, Puck had taken hold of the other. He bent down and gave her a kiss on her forehead in kind.

A crack of lightning snapped just outside the shed and little Charley slipped her hands from their hold and ran outside into the rain.

"Charley!" Marley called, wanting to go after her.

Puck looked at her dismissively.

"But she's wet and alone."

"The rain can't touch her - she's a spirit - you know that. I will send an elf to watch over her, don't worry."

"It's just that I did not get a chance to help her. I think she mistook me you know, for her mother. I must have reminded her somehow."

"No, there was no mistaking." 

"How do you know?"

"Because one day you will be exactly that - her mother. Today you met our daughter ... from the future."

-Gabriel Brunsdon, Puck in Hell, Azlander Series