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

"That's good to hear! I get stressed so easily, it gets overwhelming having too much stuff to do. I'm glad you can handle it better than I can. I guess I just need to remember that not everything is urgent, you know, and you don't need to get everything done in, like, two microseconds."


You start to walk back towards the park entrance as you speak. By the time you're passing through the gates, Robin is telling you a little more about what's happened since you last saw each other—including the details of what's happening at the town archives.


"The planning's going really well for the exhibition. In fact, we've pretty much finished the layout, and we've almost figured out all the materials we're going to use. There are so many of her older artworks that haven't been out of storage in probably decades, it'll be amazing to have people be able to see them. I honestly can't wait to see everything on display. Oh—and there was something I was wondering, actually. This is totally up to you, but since you're one of her last known relatives, would you maybe consider letting us interview you? That's only if you want. There's no rush or anything, so just let me know if you decide."


By now you've already reached the end of the town's main street, and around the corner you can see the Town Hall in the distance. Stopping briefly, Robin cocks his head towards the building.


"I don't have to work today—but do you maybe want to see some of what we're working on so far? It's not finished, but it's really cool seeing it all happen, and there are some incredible artworks we've found. And because they're going to keep the archives open permanently, they've actually started clearing out some of the old stuff they have in storage so they can put it on display too. It's so cool to see all these parts of history that have just been in a basement forever."


You know you can't stay for too long—after all, you still have a few plans for later in the day. But since you have some free time for now, you say yes, and you and Robin set off together along the street.


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