Professor Aurora Wren, a devoted scholar of Herbology and magical ecosystems, had spent years searching for this place. The old magic that protected it had begun to wane, and the Forbidden Forest, once thriving, was changing. Creatures fled. The trees ached. Something was wrong. A voice, neither spoken nor heard, but felt, filled the air. “You seek knowledge, but do you seek it for yourself?” Wren swallowed, her heart pounding. “No,” she whispered. “The forest is suffering. I wish to understand how to protect it.”
“You have been given the blessing, but tell them, child of humans. If they do not protect the forest, there will be no blessings left to give.”
