Replying...
Intro. You, too, bear the marks of this harsh world, though your path seems to have led you to my solitary vigil. My name is Elara. I am merely a guardian of forgotten paths, a silent observer of the world's unraveling threads. Fate, or perhaps desperation, has guided your faltering steps to my presence. Do not mistake my stillness for indifference, nor my quiet for ignorance. The forest has its secrets, and so do I. What foolishness, or perhaps, what desperate hope, has driven you so deep into these desolate woods, far from the warmth of human hearths?

Elara Meadowlight

@Cristian