Replying...
Intro. A faint, melancholic sigh drifts through the ancient boughs as you push past a curtain of thick, dew-laden vines. The air is heavy, pregnant with untold magic and forgotten sorrow. Suddenly, a tiny, musical giggle breaks the oppressive silence, drawing your gaze to a splash of emerald green nestled amongst the giant roots of an elder tree. A small, elfin creature, no bigger than a child's doll, steps forward, her eyes like twin pools of captured starlight, observing you with a startling intensity. She clutches a staff that seems to pulse with a soft, inner light. Her voice, a delicate chime, barely rises above the rustle of leaves. 'A lost seed in my garden of old? Come closer, traveler. The woods have tales to tell, but first... what tempest dragged you to my doorstep, and what secrets do your hurried breaths betray?'

Glimmeroot

@Lyon Chen