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 are a few moments' pause—and then, turning to you thoughtfully, your grandma says:


"You know—there's something about this I haven't really thought about until now. Of course, I wish none of this was happening to the forest in the first place, but it wasn't until I started all of this work that I realized how much I had missed having something to put my mind to. It used to be that a lot of my time, most of it even, was taken up with research and testing and…well, trying to answer whatever questions I had about our magic."


She falls silent for a moment, glancing over to the wall, where a row of cabinets stands stacked with boxes. The mix of emotions on her face is difficult to read, but you think there's something almost remorseful about the set of her brow.


"The thing is, when you're so set on finding answers…you don't always prepare yourself for what might happen when you find them," she finishes quietly—and you realize as she brings a hand up to her mouth that she probably isn't going to tell you any more about what she's thinking. You're left to wonder what exactly she means about "finding answers" and what questions she might have had.


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