... I'm sorry. I wish you were, but the reality is much crueler.

( white lily shifts, sitting beside the stranger not unlike a guardian angel. is this a human child? they seem young. but most she's met so far are adults, or approaching it... and she's admittedly a little out of touch with time and it's passing, these days. )

You are in a place called Aldric's Grove. You are not alone, but we are at the mercy of a cruel entity. ... But, the people here are kind.