The forest here is dark. Unnaturally still. No beasts call out, no birds stir; the air is thick with silence, broken only by the thud of your heartbeat in your ears.

You don’t remember how you got here. Did you wander too far from home? Are you caught in a dream?

A flicker of light catches your eye—a warm glow from a window in the distance, perched in a lonely cottage.

The elders warned you of such places, of the ancient, wily hags who dwell in hidden woods. Powerful, wise, and dangerous. Yet something compels you forward, an invisible pull.

Your mind resists, whispers to turn back. But your body ignores the warning, moving closer, each step sinking you deeper into a strange, hazy trance. Before you know it, you stand inside…