Where Beowulf Found Me: Fragments from the First Bond A Micro‑Memoir of the First Familiar In this quiet, mythic memoir, Aoife traces the small, luminous moments that began when a brave little creature named Beowulf stepped across an unseen threshold and chose her. Told in brief, poetic fragments, this book captures the way a first familiar reshapes a life—not with grand gestures, but with presence, ritual, and the soft gravity of being found. These pages follow the arc of a bond that became a lineage: the stillness before Beowulf arrived, - the moment of recognition when guardian met guarded, - and the lasting imprint she left on every familiar who came after—Grendel, Kirby, Baggins, and the wild visitors who carried her echo. Part remembrance, part myth, part love letter, Where Beowulf Found Me is a gentle testament to the animals who become our teachers, our companions, and our quiet protectors. It is a story of being chosen, transformed, and held—one fragment at a time.