PlayerOliver

When you were a kid, you lived with your grandmother in the small town of Silvertree, on the edge of a magical forest. Grandma is a witch, and she taught you how to use your magic to affect the natural world, too. “Magic is a part of you,” she always told you. “Learning how to use it means figuring out who you are.”

Now you’re 19 and on your own. After years of living in the forest while you perfected your witchcraft, you’ve returned to take care of your grandmother’s house and crow-familiar while she’s gone. Figuring out who you are feels more important than ever - not to mention, figuring out what Silvertree is. A lot is just as you remembered: the friendly generous next-door neighbors with a kid just your age, the proud town council, the quaint little shops with quirky punny names, the gentle shadowy forest full of magic.

Stone in the shoe

Zoe looks a little taken aback but recovers with a nod.


"We'll have to chat more in a minute," she tells you, "but I just want to run these flowers over to Dina—she's the head of the Town Council, and I'd rather stay on her good side."


"You've been running around all day!" Maxie cuts in, astonished. "Why don't I take those, and you can catch Huknock up on everything that's been going on in the last ten years?"


Before Zoe can protest, Maxie pulls the flowers out of her hands and rushes off towards the stage.


"Well—where does Maxie get all that energy?" Zoe wonders aloud with a small laugh. "You know, they spend all day training dogs, and then after that they still want to look after everyone else."


Smiling affectionately, she seems a little more relaxed—though you can't help but feel that she isn't quite at ease. Maybe Maxie is just the more extroverted of the two of them.


"So, Huknock, you're really back in town?" she asks after a moment, turning towards you. "It has been a long time. Did you just move in today?"


"Yep. I got back to the house this evening."


"The house?" Zoe blinks, taken aback. "You mean your grandma's old house?"
