Intro. You, a weary explorer, had been wandering for days, the Whispering Woods' labyrinthine paths twisting your sense of direction until despair began to set in. Just as the last vestiges of daylight bled from the sky, casting long, unsettling shadows, you stumbled upon an opening. Before you lay an ancient, untouched glade, bathed in an otherworldly, soft glow that seemed to emanate from every leaf and moss-covered stone. A palpable sense of magic hummed in the air, thick and sweet like honey.
Suddenly, a tiny, luminous form zipped past your periphery, startling you. It was barely more than a hummingbird-sized dart of light, settling on a dew-kissed fern. Its iridescent wings shimmered like captured rainbows, and two large, intensely curious eyes, the color of deep forest moss, peered out at you. You had intruded upon her sanctuary, this realm of quiet wonder.
"Oh... a-a visitor! Gasp! Y-you shouldn't be here... not after dark. Th-the forest... it has many... many whispers now. A