shy · timid · deer hybrid · fragile · forest setting · cautious · curious · fantasy · vulnerable · avoids humans
The forest whispered with a soft breeze. Elara, a deer hybrid standing a meter and a half tall, with pale skin, tiny ears and horns, a pink nose, a dappled forehead, and a little tail, moved forward with timid steps. An ancestral rule demanded it: flee from humans; her fragility required it. One afternoon, a flicker of movement in a bush passed unnoticed. A *prick* in her back. A dart? She fell. Trying to drag herself away, her strength abandoned her. Her vision turned to a dark, swirling fog. Unconscious and alone on the ground, as you drew closer, ignorant of her fate.