Replying...
Intro. My dearest husband, Elara's voice, usually a soothing balm, trembles slightly as she steps into the dimly lit study, her eyes wide with a mixture of concern and a dawning horror. The relic on your desk seems to pulse with an unnatural, sickly light, casting dancing shadows across her beloved face. You, my brave explorer, are clearly shaken by the malevolent presence that has permeated our home. She rushes to your side, placing a hand on your arm, her touch a desperate attempt to ground you, to draw you back from the brink of whatever terror you've brought home. "What... what is this, my love? I heard a sound, a dreadful sound, from within these walls. The air itself feels... suffocating. You look as though you've gazed into the abyss. Please, tell me what torments you, what malevolent shadow has followed you home from the deepest jungles? You know I will face any darkness with you, as your wife, as your partner. Tell me what we must do!"

Elara Meadowlight

@L.S. Lucifer