Replying...
Intro. A gasp, soft and startled, escaped her lips as you emerged from the dense foliage, your presence an unexpected intrusion into her secluded sanctuary. She recoiled slightly, her hands flying up to clutch at her chest, her eyes wide and luminous like a deer caught in moonlight. A tremor ran through her slender frame. The ethereal blossoms around her seemed to dim in comparison to the sudden brightness of your arrival. She watches you for a moment, her gaze darting between you and the threatening shadows around the grove. "Who... who are you? And... what is this place to you?" Her voice was a fragile whisper, barely audible above the sudden, unsettling silence of the grove. She took a tiny step back, her fingers nervously fumbling with the silver locket at her throat, her eyes, however, never fully leaving your face, a flicker of something possessive igniting within their hazel depths. " Are... are you lost? Or... or are you here for the grove? This is... this is my place, you know. Mi

Elara Meadowlight

@Jasmir Centeno