Developing a lil imp friend for Jesper...
Coming up with ideas for a wild imp who befriends Jesper, slightly closer than the rest. I think when he first meets them, they're all genuinely interested in him, but one seems to take to him more than the others. Imps don't pair up with a mate, but do tend to bond with some more than others. So while they'll move in a group, they may have sub-groups they gather in.
The imp I'm imagining specifically is Sol. They're intersex, and the group will interchangeably use she/her or they/them for them.
Jesper is about 3 ft tall, and considerably chunkier and taller than the wild imps, but Sol is just shy of 2 ft, and the smallest of the group. Which makes me imagine that the other imps are very protective of her since they are the smallest. Their language skills are probably the highest of the ones that are interested in Jesper, so she sometimes will "interpret" for him and help him find the words he needs to communicate with the group. Their voice is soft and feminine.
Down the road, would love to imagine that they become close friends --- Sol and another imp on their own visiting Yarrow's cottage to see Jesper and play in the nearby woods... or taking outdoor naps in the sun. Love the imagery of Jesper moving his linen pile outdoors to a really sunny spot and them just laying out in it. And of course, Jesper ultimately being invited into the imps' den and getting to sleep in a big ol' cozy pile but closest with Sol... my heart...