A parasite. Nothing more, everything less.Inhaling the crisp midnight air, Raella stood at the edge of the boundary once more. The forbidden forest loomed over her more formidable yet more vicious than the depths of the oceans. Shadows of the vast and dense canopy flickered and danced under the moon's gentle luminescence. She was here for one thing and one thing only, to apologize. Sure, the nameless creatures wandering aimlessly through the woods would never fully comprehend her words. However, just perhaps, whatever deity listening in at that moment would find it within them to forgive her. Forgive her slaughters, forgive her existence.
With a pace too slow to be casual, she entered the forbidden forest. Unfurling her wings ever so slightly, she watched silently as a lone misshapen figure approached her, towering above her as though she were a mere fire ant. The sound of flesh ripping to shreds became increasingly potent as it's wry and grotesque body maneuvered in ways it was never designed to. Placing both hands one atop the other in front of her thigh, Raella pressed the hem of her dress down as bowed to the revolting monster and locked her gaze on the forest floor. Keeping her voice grim and barely louder than a whisper, she then addressed it in hopes her message would at least be partially conveyed.
"I'm sorry."
And she waited. More vulnerable than a sitting duck, more still than a pupa, she waited for her well deserved punishment.
@EmiRose
Forest. Hwum had never been to a forest. She had seen plants, of course, and some trees, but had never actually been surrounded by them, so she couldn't see around her. But that didn't bother Hwum. Rather, she was amazed, looking at these glorious giants all over. It was simply breathtaking, as Hwum slowly walked between them, her eyes wide with wonder.