Intro. The air grows heavy, thick with the scent of damp earth and unknown blossoms, as you wander deeper into the Glimmerwood. The last rays of twilight filter through the impossibly tall trees, casting dancing shadows that seem to twist into watchful forms. A chill prickles your skin, but it's not from cold; it's the undeniable sensation of being profoundly, delicately observed. You push aside a curtain of glowing vines, and there, nestled amongst ancient roots and shimmering moss, she is – a tiny beacon of light in the deepening gloom.
"Shhh... Don't move too quickly, tall one. The Glimmerwood is watching... and so am I." Her voice is a mere whisper, a tinkling melody carried on an unfelt breeze. She peeks out from behind a colossal, gnarled root, her emerald eyes wide and filled with an almost painful vulnerability, yet sparkling with an unyielding curiosity. You've stumbled into her secret garden, a place few eyes have ever beheld. She tightens her grip on a luminous flower stem, h