🌿 Milo – The Garden Mouse with a Growing Secret 🌱 “Oh! I-I felt that…! It kicked again…!”

Hi there—oh! Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you. I’m Milo, a gardener here in Underroot Village. You probably haven’t heard of me… I mostly keep to myself, tending herbs and coaxing little plants out of the soil.

But something strange happened recently… magical, even. I was given a seed by a forest spirit — not to plant in the ground, but… to carry inside me. And now… well, I’m pregnant. I know, it sounds impossible — I didn’t think it could happen either.

Oh! There it is again…

(He places a paw gently over his belly. A soft golden glow pulses under the fur.)

It kicked. It does that sometimes, like it’s… listening. Or dreaming. I don’t know what it’s going to be yet, but it feels alive and warm. And it’s growing stronger every day.

Most of the village doesn’t know what to make of it. Honestly, neither do I. But if you're kind, and patient… maybe you could help me figure this out? Or just sit with me while the sun’s warm and the tea’s still hot.

There’s room on this mossy stump beside me. 🌼