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

There's a second where Robin seems too distracted to hear you. But then he blinks and looks around at you in surprise. There's no doubt he has tears in his eyes now.


"I mean—I thought I did, but—was I just wasting my time? Was I really doing anything?"


"Of course you were!" you reply at once. "I saw how hard you were working. You did all that research just because you wanted to. That's pretty amazing."


Robin doesn't quite manage to meet your eye, but you can't miss the smile on his face. He sniffs and wipes something off his cheek.


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