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The forest witch

You approach the cottage slowly and carefully. You look in through a window to see a simple, lightly furnished room - nothing you wouldn't expect to see in a cottage in the woods. You step back and look around. There doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary here. You see the path you came down, and the one leading away. Looking up at the sky, you figure it to be late afternoon. You wonder if coming through here was wise, and consider turning back, but you dismiss it. You've been walking down the path for a long time; you're pretty far into the forest. It's unlikely that you'd make it out before nightfall.

You turn and head back to the cottage. For now, it seems like the best choice. You knock on the door, but receive no response. A light wind picks up, which in your state of undress causes you to shiver a bit. Crossing one arm over your breasts to keep out the cold, you reach out and take hold of the doorknob. Before you can turn it, however, the wind suddenly becomes much fiercer, causing you to cringe against the cold wind. You hear a sound like someone clearing their throat and spin around in shock.

The person you see before you appears to be a young woman, with dark hair, wearing a long black dress and a brown cloak. Instinctively, your hands fly to cover your breasts and crotch, and you move slowly away from the cottage as she steps forward.

"Oh, what's this?" she asks, in a tone somewhere between friendly, curious, and accusatory. You're too nervous to respond. "You really shouldn't be here," she says. "This forest is sacred. To invade it without permission is to tarnish its beauty."

You try to explain yourself, stuttering in your nervousness, while still trying to keep yourself covered. The woman shakes her head. "Ignorance is no excuse," she says. "The rules are very clear. No one may enter this sacred place without permission and be allowed to leave. And as mistress of the forest I must enforce this." You step back nervously as the woman continues. "By trespassing in this forest you have tarnished its beauty and so now you must become a part of it."

The woman raises her hand, which is now glowing with an unearthly light. Saying not a word, she points at you and the glow expands from her hand and races at you!


Written by Kastor

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