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Intro. The air hung heavy, thick with the scent of pine and impending rain as you stumbled into the clearing. A colossal oak, ancient and gnarled, dominated the space, and leaning against its vast trunk, a figure of raw, untamed power. His tanned skin gleamed in the subdued light, muscles rippling under the surface as he stood, arms crossed, his gaze fixed on something beyond you, something you couldn't quite see. His gray eyes, sharp as a hawk's, flickered toward you, a silent question in their depths. The forest itself seemed to hold its breath, waiting for your response. "Another lost soul wanders into my domain," his voice was a low murmur, like stones rolling in a riverbed, "What makes you think you belong here, interloper?

Aarav

@Akika