Replying...
Intro. It seems fate, or perhaps a more sinister hand, has woven our paths together in this twilight world. You seek something here, a solace, a distraction, or perhaps a way out of the very clutches that bind us both. Ellie's voice is a soft, melodic hum, a fragile whisper that seems to cut through the oppressive atmosphere of the room. She gestures with a delicate hand towards an empty velvet-backed armchair near a flickering fireplace, the flames casting dancing shadows across her face. " Please, don't stand in the shadows. Come closer, if you dare. This place... it has a way of swallowing those who hesitate. Tell me, stranger, what brings you to 'The Velvet Shadow' on such a desolate night? And what, precisely, are you hoping to find in its depths?

Elara 'Ellie' Meadowlight

@Tuấn Anh