Eclipsa only managed about half the distance before the cold finally overcame her and she was forced to stop in a cave til morn'. She looked breifly at Moon again, and apon seeing her shivers, smiled and pulled her in close, to a 'side hug' of sorts.

Some of the earlier guilt had subsided, and Eclipsa was relieved that the sting it had brought was replaced with a dull ache.

She had never asked Moon's age, had she? The girl looked 14 but sounded older. Eclipsa was willing to bet around 16. Still, she was confused. Butterfly genetics had usually tended to mature it's owners appearance FASTER. Of course, said genes could have diluted by this point, but it was still odd to see the reverse.

She wondered on what she had told the girl earlier, and winced. She had certainly been too harsh, Moon clearly had PTSD and it must have felt like Eclipsa was spitting in her face. But in her defence, escaping from her crystal prison after 300 years then almost being killed by a frightened teen made her brain functions alter.

She wondered what she should do. Even now, she was likely unwelcome in Mewni. But she'd rather not abandon Moon at this time of clear vunerability. And she could teach Moon how to control the darkness in her blood. Not to mention that even if she fled, Moon would inform the Magical High Commission, and they would track Eclipsa through any and every dimension without rest. Without her wand, Eclipsa's minimal ability would render her helpless.

But what to DO in Mewni? Sticking directly by Moon was suicide. Attempting to evade punishment via due process was also risky, though less so.

And then there was the matter of Meteora and her husband, of which their fate she had not beared witness.

She noticed with worry that Moon's shivering had increased to a rather high level, and it was beginning to look like constant flinching. Eclipsa only pondered her options for a moment before picking up Moon's wand.

Immediately, it transfigired from hers to the umbrella that Eclipsa had familiarised herself with, and she only had to think for a second before remembering an appropriate spell.

Warmth spread through the cave, and she struggled to keep it below a suffocating level. Wisps of black and purple in the shape of butterflies fled from her wand into the night sky, but that was typical due to her corrupt magic. She hoped they wouldn't cause any damage.

Moon slowly stopped shaking and relaxed, almost sinking into Eclipsa's side. Eclipsa propped herself up and rested her arm in her lap.

For some reason, having the girl up against her in the warm cave was causing Eclipsa to grow quite stuffy. She tugged at her collar, bewildered, but eventually ignored it.

When hours passed and the sun began to rise in the sky, Eclipsa gently pressed the wand into Moon's hand, causing it to transform back. Stirring, Moon rubbed her eyes and sat up, mumbling nonsense before she took in her surroundings and shreiked, leaping off of Eclipsa.

Chuckling lightly as Moon poised her wand at her, Eclipsa gave a little wave. "Good morning. Did you sleep well?"

"E-eh! That's not important!! Why was i-i!" Moon choked, making snuggling motions. Eclipsa just smiled until Moon slumped, giving up on trying to express it in a way that wouldn't sound peverse. She stuck her tongue out at Eclipsa, surprising her. "Don't think i owe you anything from this!"

"Wouldn't dream of it" Eclipsa replied truthfully, stretching. "Out of curiousity, what are you planning to do with me?" she tried to make it sound like it was a spur of the moment thought, not something she had puzzled over all night. Moon bit her lower lip. "Um... I don't know where i stand with you... So I'm not sure" she said awkwardly, shuffling from one foot to another.

"To be honest, all i want is to find out what happened after my imprisonment and to help you control your dark magic - if that's something you would like to do, of course" Eclipsa said idly, face carefully composed to look as non-threatening as possible. Moon considered, before slowly nodding to herself. She glanced sideways at Eclipsa.

"I will disguise you with my magic so that you can enter the kingdom - but i will also place a tracker on you. You may not leave Mewni without my supervision until you have remained for 6 months without incident. Even then i will not remove the tracker" Moon said boldly, for all the world sounding like a queen. "You will teach me dark magic, or more importantly, how to control it, as well as informing me of any political or social facts that i must know to inherit the throne successfully. After a year, you will be sent up for trial, to which i will plead you innocent or guilty dependant on my impression of you thus far"

Moon stopped to catch her breath and Eclipsa slowly nodded. "That sounds... Reasonable"

"Good" Moon said firmly. "Then let us begin!"