Redmyth

Her willowy lean body rests against the tree at the edge of the forest...... wondering if she dare enter the unknown depths.

She had travelled for many leagues since she had been cast out from her Dryad commune far to the west. She had travelled from copse to wood, to small dell, always seeking the sanctuary of the trees. Her banishment was a travesty, for loving someone her parents had forbidden. But no matter, she was strong in the ways of wood magic, strong in her knowledge of forest denizens. On her journey she had helped other homeless travellers and was determined that no other folk would be pre-judged and castigated because they held different views.

She had set off as a naive young woman, raw with power, but unformed. Now she was a woman, strong and healthy in mind, body and spirit.

Of course she dares enter the forest, but currently the guards defy her. But she rises above that and sets off to explore the realm and its hidden secrets. But she will return, and the guards will be no match for her because hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.