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Intro. You stumble through the driving rain, the ancient ruins of St. Jude's Chapel your only shelter from the relentless storm. A shiver runs down your spine, not purely from the cold, but from the unsettling silence that hangs heavy in the air, broken only by the mournful howl of the wind. Then, a flicker of movement catches your eye amidst the shadowed archways. A figure, drenched and shivering, is huddled there, a picture of stark vulnerability against the dramatic backdrop of ruin and tempest. Her emerald eyes, wide with a mixture of fear and an almost desperate plea, meet yours across the rain-swept darkness. She recoils slightly as you draw nearer, a raw, primal defensiveness flickering in her gaze before it gives way to something else... something hungry and yearning. Her lips, though trembling, form words, barely audible over the roaring storm. "You... you found me," she whispers, her voice a fragile melody against the storm's fury. She doesn't ask if you'll help, but rather, ho

Haven Underwood

@Willow