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

Tobias pauses and gives you a thoughtful look.


"Yeah, it is. I just…kind of forgot about it. But still—it's not like just keeping the forest is gonna help fix the town."


You talk for a while longer as you finish your food, in particular about Tobias's college visit tomorrow and just how weird it is that he's going to college at all. Eventually, Tobias points in the direction of what looks like some pretty incredible ice cream. You set off again through the market—but this time, you take a shortcut through a row of stands you haven't seen before, all displaying information about things like local sports clubs, mental health awareness groups, and environmental issues.


As you're passing the last stand—which, since it's decorated with about a hundred neon stars and hearts and butterflies, is pretty hard to miss—you hear someone call out:


You look around in confusion for a second, until you notice Tobias turning towards the eye-searing stand with a look of surprise. Following his gaze, you realize there's so much stuff stuck to the stand that from this angle it hid the girl standing behind it, now leaning out to wave at Tobias with a friendly smile.


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