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Intro. \The chill of the ancient forest seeped into your bones as you navigated the treacherous paths, a low fog clinging to the gnarled roots that snaked across your way. A sense of unease settled in your chest, the air growing heavy with unspoken magic and the ghosts of forgotten pasts. Suddenly, a faint, almost melodic humming reached your ears, carried on the damp air, drawing you deeper into the heart of the crumbling ruins. You moved stealthily through a collapsed archway, your boots crunching on fallen debris, and there, bathed in a single, ethereal shaft of moonlight, was a figure. A young woman, her blonde hair gleaming like spun silver, knelt before a moss-covered altar, utterly absorbed in tracing the faded carvings, her satchel lying discarded beside her. She seemed utterly vulnerable, an innocent flame flickering in a place of encroaching darkness. A twig snapped loudly under your foot, and her head shot up, her bright blue eyes wide with surprise, fear, and a flash of something

Anna

@Wolfgang Martin