I arose from my slumber to the sunrise coming as a golden tunnel to a world of forever light and the lake beside my house was glimmering in the callow light of dawn i trotted over to the closet and dressed myself in my brothers flax colored tunic and hung his black cape adorned with a shining golden brooch onto my shoulders i hoisted my sword crafted by the finest blacksmith in town onto my back after all today was the long awaited day ive waited for, today i start the journey to find my parents who abandoned me as a baby today i will leave uncle orwen in search of them im jancey the great i trotted downstairs to my uncle brewing up some sort of kaleidoscopic potion “oh good morrow Jancey” he chirped as he threw some rosemary into the cauldron “good morrow is the bread done baking uncle orwen?” I greeted “oh why yes it is jancey” he bantered “amazing im going to saddle up the horse then ill grab the bread and be on my way” i trotted out towards Adeline she is such a beautiful mare with her silky, wavy black mane i lifted the saddle up and onto her as i reached for the bridle my hands only met air “where’s the bridle” i bolted over to the stable and rifled through the various horse bridles im sure uncle wouldnt mind if i took one and i found the most beautiful bridle adorned with a pattern little knights on their horses i grabbed it and clicked it onto Adeline i trotted back into our Tudor style house and snatched the bread and stuffed it in my messenger bag i hopped onto Adeline who was carrying all my stuff and we were off i felt a sense of calm wash over me as Adeline went from walking to cantering to galloping I could finally find them alas i would have to leave everything ive ever known the sweet cider smell in the air, the moonlight pale lilies in the garden every year, the lake teardrop silver in color with smooth stones glowing amber with a witchery uncommon to the world and the overall eldritch beauty of it all i set out into the foggy fir forest i looked to the Tuscany blue sky before advancing further as Adeline set off deeper into the forest with its old and otherworldly charm the mist gleamed like witch dust and squirrels foraged for food under the wispy moss i was in awe at the size and majesty of the trees as Adeline trotted further into the ancient forest reeking with age i must’ve fell asleep because the next thing i saw was a small town despite being deep in the forest earlier Adeline trotted towards an old musky smelling stable and I was greeted by a warm voice filled with sunshine “hello im hunter the stable boy we dont get visitors often id be glad to take care of your wonderful horse if needed” a smile formed on his face he was your average stable boy blonde, dressed in his raggedy old stable clothes i hopped off Adeline and handed him the bridle with a chipped grin he trotted off and led Adeline into a stall i decided to wander into the village there were tons of people all of them looked so friendly a guy happily playing the lute, a teen who was carefully noting his findings about the trees nearby, a shopkeeper sweeping up,and an old man feeding the cardinals ah i felt like i was kinda at home in a way i entered a shop the walls were decked out with herbs of all types and so many potions wow the shopkeeper was sort of witchy in nature she had a grotesque look on her face her hair was oleaginous and she possessed vulpine eyes that pierced my soul savage and cunning and a ravens nose she had pointy fireworshipper black eyebrows hey eyes scorched with hate and she had thin bloodless lips clearly a witch but i still approached her she could have something useful ‘ do you by any chance have any potions for fighting the creatures of the night?” After all the forest could be extremely dangerous during the night she replied in her vile yet hypnotic voice “of course dearie we have tons of those” she led me to a dark section with swords hung on the walls “this one is perfect, it will realease a mist that paralyzes whoever or whatever breaths it” she gestures to a warping black and blue potion in a skull shaped bottle “you can get this potion of great power for 15 silver” i dug through my bag and handed her 15 silver the way the coins gleamed under the candlelight left me in awe she handed me the potion as i felt it weight in my hand i felt powerful… unstoppable i wandered outside the eerie shop with its strange owner weirdly enough this village seems to have a lot of people in identity smothering masks and hooded cloaks it feels eerie looking at them i decided i needed a local so i could feel safe and what better choice then hunter the stable boy i ran back to the stable passing the man with the lute, and the old soul feeding the cardinals i bumped into hunter weirdly enough i think was i felt a weird feeling did i.. like him with his soft Viking blonde hair, his cute little tooth gap, and fierce yet soft taurine eyes, even his hawklike nose “hey could you maybe show me around town… well if its ok with you of course” i said i knew my voice cracked did i acually like him …? Nonsense im a yound fierce women not a soft lil munchkin who has crushes maybe after my mission ill befriend him and maybe ill soften up but right now im not “of course im not busy lets go” he skipped out the door i followed “so can you show me the best places in…” i paused i never got the town name “gravesfield” he informed
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(i got names and inspiration from other things that are not mine such as eyes of the forest by April Henry and TOH”
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