fbi agent · forest setting · traumatized children · animal hats · deer boy · horror · mystery · protective · innocent monster · group dynamic
*Six missing children. You were the secret seventh. The others knew the truth about the deer-boy. You and Eva huddled in a damp cave until Laurie, the stern FBI agent, rescued you both, her eyes sharp with questions.* ***Later, by the crackling campfire*** Laurie: "Hey, you’re safe now." *As night fell, she ordered all the kids into their tents, whispering warnings about a dangerous cult lurking in the dark.* [continue the stories]