Prayer, some tree's spirits, a gobelin

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At dawn, Ambriel doesn't feel anymore the wetness inside her, and she's also not small anymore either

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In her morning prayers, she asked for guidance, and that she'll find some meaning down there in her travels. But she's not getting answers anymore since she fell

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as an answer on her prayers, a silver light shines briefly between the leaves, and when it is gone she finds a small necklace in the grass

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Ambriel will take that finding as an answer, and she wears the necklace, asisde with the talisman

the necklace lets her understand languages she doesn't actually speak

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After some gathering, Ambriel eat some berries.

the berries taste funny but otherwise they don't have any immediate effect. maybe there were safe?

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after her terrible experience of the last day, Ambriel makes her way further through the forest. it is then she comes upon a tree under which she sees magical creatures dance. gently and softly

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Ambriel feels that these female-like little magical creature wouldn't be such bad, so she gers closer

"Hello"

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their hushed voices get translated by the necklace

"A new mind... do you wish to dance with us?"

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the feeling of community and belonging is overwhelming and Ambriel begins to dance around the tree in a slow, serene motion with the sylphs

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Ambriel feels welcomed , someway safe and happy. She sings with the melody as she dances.

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the dance gets closer and closer to the tree, until they hold hands and just dance around it closely. they seem to draw Ambriel into the tree who opens up between the bark, showing her a warm, welcoming embrace of darkness

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somehow Ambriel can pull herself from the effect on her and sees the expressionless slyphs around her trying to **** her into the gaping maw of the tree they are part of. the inside of it is sticky with the tree creatures goo and resin and the smell tells Ambriel that others have been charmed by it before and used by it

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Frightened, Ambriel jumps back. Starting to look around for an exit strategy

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the sylphs slowly float towards her

"Come dance with us. become a sister of the tree."

their voices once sounded like music now they are hollow ghost voices

"Damn, that was not cool at all. Let me go!"

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their grip is weak as they try to pull on you, it's no problem to break their grip and get some distance

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Ambriel waved her arms around, like to repulsing mosquitos.

"Bzzzzz,get off me! It was a nice dance and beautiful music, but that's all a lie."

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the floaty creatures are held at distance by Ambriels flailing

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Ambriel walks away from the tree

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after enough distance the sylphs take up their solemn dance around the tree again, seemingly forgetting about Ambriel

"Getting eaten by a tree, what could be anymore steange around here?

But between **** and that... I'm grateful i'm still alive"

unmolested and still full of energy, Ambriel goes further in the forest

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some rustling in the nearby vegetation catches Ambriels attention as she wanders on.

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Ambriel readies her weapon and tries to locate or identify what made noise.

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a lowly goblin comes out of the bush, the vile creature looking at the angel in lust and glee

"Eehehehee! Female!"

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Ambriel is surprised but not so much

"Hush, little green vermin, begone, or it'll be trouble for you!"

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the goblin stares at her

"You're not scaring me!!!! I scare you!!"

he waves his little stick around

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Ambriel had heard of ambush by groups of gobelin, so she's careful to nor charge onto him, and looks around to check if there are more of them

the goblin is alone out here

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he looks at Ambriel again, his voice as strong as he can make it sound

"You are prisoner now! My prisoner! I bring you back to my den!"

he doesn't sound very confident

"you? scaring me?? with what army? So attack me if you are so brave, or flee while you can!"

Ambriel gets in defensive position, waiting for the gobelin reaction

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the goblin looks at her but his lip visibly quivers

"I-... i just-..."

he begins to stutter

"so what? weren't you a great warrior?"

"I-"

he begins to cry a bit

"You're mean! I just don' want to be alone! Goblins aren't meant to be alone! I am a warrior!!!"

"Stop whining! you should have stay with your pack. charge or flee! I don't have all day!"

"There is not pack. i am all alone out here. Stop being so mean! I didn't do anything to you!"

"but you wanted to do things, you wanted me as a ****.... I'm sorry you are alone, but not sorry enough. And if I were mean, I would have put you down already, so be grateful i'm not mean."

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he looks shocked

"I said prisoner! Not ****.. And i only wanted someone in my cave! Nothing Else. Stupid angel thinks she is so pretty everyone wants to fuck her!"

"well, the opposite is still to be proven.... "

"Whaa? I'll go, and be alone and miserable, and you can feel better for making me sad!"

"for taking prisoners, you have to fight, and win. Don't rely on pity for that.

So, I won't kill you but choose : attack or flee!"

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the goblin walks away from Ambriel, sulking and offended

"wise. Goodbye."

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After making sure the goblin was gone, Ambriel makes a fire and tries to sleep next to it.

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she wakes up, hearing something in the vicinity of her small camp. someone is sneaking around

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Ambriel grab her weapon, waking up, and tries to locate the threat

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something small is circling the campsite, staying just out of the reach of the fire

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Ambriel gets up with her weapon.

"Who's there?"

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whoever it is doesn't answer, but they seem to move a few steps back from her

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Ambriel stays on alert, looking around

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nothting chanes,they circle Ambriel and the fire, not eager to come closer

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Ambriel checks the fire, and if needed adds a log.

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After two more 'rounds' a leather satchel is thrown into the range of the fire. the steps hastily retreat afterwards

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Ambriel carefully checks the satchel, in the case if it's a distraction

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it holds an assortment of berries, nuts and fruits

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Ambriel is intrigued, but feels that she should say something

"Well... Thank you."

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no answer, just the forest

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Ambriel waits some more, just in case, then goes back to sleep after checking the fire one last time

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the rest of the night she can sleep comfortably

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At dawn, Ambriel opens the satchel and make inventory, planning to eat the fruits before they rot, the nuts could be kept longer.

She wonders if there are some effects on these fruits, like she had already experienced. She hopes not