88 Year Blossom

As the midday sun radiated from the blue sky high above, a beautiful flower of unnatural size unfurled its vast petals as they bask in its inviting glow. Within the center cavity sleeps a young dark skinned girl curled in her sleep within a honey-like liquid. Though she would seem to an outside observer at peace, in her dreaming her mind reaches out for miles and miles sensing the many minds wandering near and far with telepathy. While many or of lesser note to her mental radar, there was one signature that caught her interest, a mind belonging not to common beast but of something with the spark of on intelligence... some form of human? Part of her question whatever would bring them here but then this individual was not the first and likely not the last such person she would encounter. While she could sense that they were still well within the forest... based on their trajectory they will end up to her hidden location unless she was to intervene. She knows not what brings to such an obviously dangerous location but focus her telekinesis on the person to warn and dissuade them from further advance into her territory. There are some places where people were never meant to tread on.

[Thou intrude on place thou not belong. I know naught for reason unknown that brought to my domain but I ask that thou return from once it came. There is nothing for thou in these woods, only danger and certain death. If thou in need guidance out of this winding wood, I can provide escort for thou so long as thou promise not to return to this place.] warned Pallavi through her telepathy. To Eli, it would sound like a disembodied voice inside of her head suddenly speaking to her with a slight song-like quality to it with every uttered word. Looking would would reveal the only the dense, twisting trees and brambles indicative for much of the forbidden forest with little else in sight.

@Schrodinger's Cat

... silence? Pallavi received no response and could sense no deviation from their path... this was bad. If this person continued to press forward they may accidentally discover. And if that happened she would have to...

[Can you hear me? If you can... you really really really should turn around now.] spoke up the disembodied voice, which dropped the use of the of the ye old speak. [Because... if you do I... I will have to kill you. And... I really don't want to do that. So please... turn around and go back to your home? Whatever you do... please don't enter the place filled with fog. Because once you enter there is no going back for you...]

As the mysterious stranger continued to trudge down the Forbidden forest... now to close for her own comfort, she suddenly shoots up awake staring off in the distance where she last detected the trespasser direction. She wipes away some of the gooey nectar still sticking to her and looks out nervously... wondering who this person could be and why they come? Why would it be that they not heed her warnings? Do they not know what she will be forced to do once they meet? This was bad, this was really bad was all that Pallavi was thinking.

As her tongue flicked out, tasting the air, she raised her hand. Around her an eeire mist begin to envelope the area all around her until at least the clearing is completely obstructed by a thick fog. Once Elisa reaches the edge of the clearing, she would find a fog so thick that one could cut with a knife as it hides a small meadow filled with vibrantly colored flowers.

Pallavi could hear the voice come out to her from the edge of the fog and somnolenly lowered her head and closed her eyes, daring not to speak in small hope they turn away. She could hear them near calling out to her... she could taste with a flick of her tongue as they stand unknowingly at the border of life and death. Once they had crossed the threshold was cross... Pallavi knew what she had to do and she hated it... hating herself for convincing herself that her life was so far above those who wandered her before.

Pallavi rests her butt on one of the massive flower petals like a sofa seat surrounded by heavy fog. As she sat in waiting for the arrival of the stranger... she quietly prayed that they wouldn't cry... crying always made her feel especially bad...

Pallavi made no reply, sensing that though the person had now stepped into the fog, they were not close enough for her to strike at them... perhaps if she kept quite they would pass by her without ever seeing her? She heard her calling out that she was not leaving yet but maybe if she could just... wait it out she will tire of searching of her in the fog and just go. That would be the happy ending to this encounter wouldn't it? Part of her suspected that they be too persistent and walk into the center of the fog in which case... she will be forced to take action.

As Eli jumped through into the fog, they will realize that the left into a meadow thick with vibrantly colored flowers. While it feels a bit cooler inside the fog, nothing would immediately happened to Eli. While the fog is thick, this unnatural fog seems to have been conjured by some unseen force in an effort to hide something.

"... sorry... things were okey until... until you came. You were not suppose to find me..." replied Pallavi verbally from the depths of the fog. In that instant, several large roots break out from the earth below Eli's feet and attempt to grab her by her legs.

"I... I tried to tell n-not to come but... you ignored my warnings. I... I understand that your curious but... now I have to... I'm so sorry... I wish it didn't have to come to this..." lamented Pallavi as her roots attemp to holds Eli down to prevent them from moving anywhere.