ooc: Not a bad idea, Cerek. But since I had this one all ready to go, I'm going to post it here as Mistral might want to start the new thread herself.
For Addison and Ni Deng
The Steeplewood Forest
Upon your entry into the forest there is a slight stirring of the wind, a simple and ordinary movement that carries within it a strange beauty for those who know how to perceive such things. The motion of the air is itself a type of speech, speech which sings and whispers the arrival of visitors. This speaking is felt and heard by other breezes in various directions and soon a whispered song is passed along the autumn colored leaves of the forest. It is a most unusual enchantment this moving air that speaks, an enchantment layered with nuances and tones to be as beautiful in its speaking as the information it conveys is useful. Indeed, there is an artfulness about the enchantments of this wood every bit as striking as the visible beauty of the forest itself and one can almost feel the delight with which such spells were crafted.
There is more than merely enchantment nearby, however. There is also awareness. A small patch of mist near a pool of clear water seems to train an active and watchful gaze upon you. Within the mist are thoughts, cautious and clever but not hostile, and these thoughts bear within them the image of a silver wolf whose form might become like that of a mist.
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