Ode to the Forest Fae
Deep in the heart of an ancient forest, in a large moss-covered oak, Rosepetal has been slumbering for more years than she can count—after a hundred, each year seems to blur into the others. Rosepetal is a forest fae elder, so she is allowed to sleep in the human world instead of the underworld, the mystical realm of the fae below the rich soil.
No one has disturbed Rosepetal for a long time. Until recently, anyway. Someone has entered Rosepetal’s forest, their energy slipping into her sleeping mind.
Then the singing had started. The beautiful, haunting voice made Rosepetal want to dance for the first time in centuries. The world seemed beautiful again when the girl sang.
And today, like many before it, Rosepetal hears that sweet voice coming close to the tree tha
