Once upon a time, there were three human sisters. Their names were Maia, Phoebe, and Megan.
They lived in a great swirling forest, in a tiny cottage with only two rooms. Those two rooms were all they needed, for they only needed tools for when they were out, books and such, and a place to sleep.
Phoebe was some few weeks past her thirteenth birthday, and animals loved her, as she loved them. She took her spare time to paint lustrous landscapes and fantastical storybook imagery. Her hope was to one day finish a book of paintings, all moments from living in the forest.
Megan was sixteen and lived for mere enjoyment, for one of her dreams was to meet one of the knights and princes who passed through the forest on galloping steeds, and fall in love with him. She was energetic and endearing. She …show more content…
The bird king has been taken, and agony sweeps the woods.”
Phoebe reappeared with the cloaks. She buttoned hers, and gave Maia and Megan theirs.
“If the bird king truly is gone, do you know who would take him?” asked Megan of her animal loving sister.
Phoebe didn’t answer, instead she swung open the door to the outside, and laced up her boots. “This way,” she said.
They marched through the forest to a circle of stones, and Phoebe sat down on one.
“This, so I’ve been told, is the bird meeting circle. I also know that at this time, it is more common for the birds of the woods to be here. Notice, sisters, the absence of birds of any kind. They are nowhere to be seen, and so we must assume that they are in chaos. It is unlike birds to cancel a meeting for anything.”
The girls looked around the stone slabs. There were bird droppings on one of the stones, and footprints on another.
“These are human footprints,” said Megan, and Maia came over to investigate.
“It’s a large size...a knight? From Skovregn?”
The two older sisters tiptoed a bit further into the
They lived in a great swirling forest, in a tiny cottage with only two rooms. Those two rooms were all they needed, for they only needed tools for when they were out, books and such, and a place to sleep.
Phoebe was some few weeks past her thirteenth birthday, and animals loved her, as she loved them. She took her spare time to paint lustrous landscapes and fantastical storybook imagery. Her hope was to one day finish a book of paintings, all moments from living in the forest.
Megan was sixteen and lived for mere enjoyment, for one of her dreams was to meet one of the knights and princes who passed through the forest on galloping steeds, and fall in love with him. She was energetic and endearing. She …show more content…
The bird king has been taken, and agony sweeps the woods.”
Phoebe reappeared with the cloaks. She buttoned hers, and gave Maia and Megan theirs.
“If the bird king truly is gone, do you know who would take him?” asked Megan of her animal loving sister.
Phoebe didn’t answer, instead she swung open the door to the outside, and laced up her boots. “This way,” she said.
They marched through the forest to a circle of stones, and Phoebe sat down on one.
“This, so I’ve been told, is the bird meeting circle. I also know that at this time, it is more common for the birds of the woods to be here. Notice, sisters, the absence of birds of any kind. They are nowhere to be seen, and so we must assume that they are in chaos. It is unlike birds to cancel a meeting for anything.”
The girls looked around the stone slabs. There were bird droppings on one of the stones, and footprints on another.
“These are human footprints,” said Megan, and Maia came over to investigate.
“It’s a large size...a knight? From Skovregn?”
The two older sisters tiptoed a bit further into the