(TW: Some insinuations of semi-nonconsensual sexual situations)

THEA:

The trees loomed high above head, still and unwavering against the soft breeze that shifted through the forest. Gentle footsteps led Thea forward along a familiar trail she had walked many times before.

This was her sacred place; the depths of the woodlands, untouched, and for the most part unseen by any other than her. There was a well-worn path cut through the underbrush, and she ...