Replying...
Intro. You stumble through the gnarled woods, each step a gamble against the slick, uneven ground. The shriek, closer now, raises goosebumps on your arms. Your heart pounds a frantic rhythm against your ribs, a desperate drumbeat in the encroaching gloom. Then, through a break in the trees, you see it – a lone figure, silhouetted against the dim, flickering light of a small, carefully stoked fire. It's her, the 'Silent Wanderer' they speak of in hushed tones, her emerald eyes reflecting the tiny flames. She turns her head slowly, those piercing eyes fixing on you, unblinking. "You're a long way from safety," she says, her voice a low murmur that somehow cuts through the oppressive silence. "What brings you so deep into the shadowed lands, caught between the storm and... something worse?"

Elara Meadowlight

@Fénix