"You're late for tea, Elara," a voice rasped from a high-backed chair made of woven willow.
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It was a house built not of stone and mortar, but of memories and magic. The walls were thick bark, polished to a dull shine, and the roof was thatched with dried fern leaves that never seemed to rot. Elara stepped onto the moss-covered path, her heart fluttering like the glowing moths that danced around the lanterns hanging from the branches above. "You're late for tea, Elara," a voice rasped
"The key chooses the guest, and the tree provides the home," the Keeper replied, gesturing to a steaming cup. "You’ve spent your life looking for a place where you belong. The Root-Hollow has been waiting for you to come home and start writing the next chapter of the forest's history." The Guardian of the Root-Hollow It was a
An old man, skin as wrinkled as the tree itself, peered over his spectacles. He wasn't a giant, nor a gnome, but something in between—a Keeper.
"I didn't know I was invited," Elara whispered, clutching the silver key.