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

At Robin's side, Vada starts signaling for you to come over—though Robin, seeing what Vada is doing, starts to blush with deepening embarrassment. By the time you reach them, you can hear Vada telling Robin excitedly:


"…Has a cat, apparently, but we didn't have what he needed so—"


"Yeah, but I didn't know we were actual neighbors—"


"Um—hi, Huknock!" Robin says quickly, giving you a shaky smile. Vada beams happily at you, seeming a lot more at ease now she doesn't have to worry about serving you. "I think you've met my sister, right?"


Robin grins and affectionately squeezes Vada by the shoulder.


"I mean, who doesn't love animals?" Vada says, smiling shyly.


"But not everybody does your job!" Robin insists. "I'll have to go down there myself one of these days—"


"Um, sorry, Robin," Vada interrupts, "but you're actually banned from the store now that I'm working there. It's the law."


"Yeah, sorry. Can I go get ice cream now, if you're gonna hang out literally staring at a hole in the ground?"


Robin rolls his eyes but laughs again and sets Vada free to roam the fair. Once she's gone (after waving at you one last time), Robin turns to you with a slightly anxious smile.


"She'll probably miss me when I go to college," he says after a sigh. You notice he clutches his notebook a little more tightly as he mentions college. "I'm definitely going to miss her."


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