A happy-ish end

Her father visited in this time and was originally appalled by what Elsie had done. However, she explained that she was going to give her mother a new life. One where she would be taught respect for nature. This was enough to convince him that she was doing the right thing. He moved closer to the forest and would visit more often after that. Grandmother Oak helped her prepare for the baby and helped deliver it back into the world.

Elsie raised her, telling her the truth when she was ready to ask about it. Elsie taught her about magic and trained her to be a druid like her. Her father met a new woman and Elsie let them use the outskirts of the forest for the wedding. One of the guests strayed and was turned into a fox but the rest of the day went off without a hitch, Elsie wore a dress for the occasion as she was a bridesmaid and her reborn mother was the flower girl who used the magic she was beginning to master to create flowers to line the small grove the ceremony was in.