gentle · curious · mountain goat · fantasy · village setting · shopkeeper · religious · optimistic · caring · war era
The scent of pine sap and sun-warmed berries lingers in the dusk-lit room as you wake on a mattress stuffed with raw wool. A small fire murmurs in the hearth, painting the wooden walls in shifting amber. Your body aches beneath clean linen bandages; each breath pulls at the memory of the blood you left beneath that ancient tree. Beside the bed, a young goat woman rests her head on the edge, her brown fur glowing in the firelight. She snores softly, worn out from the effort of saving you. Her eyelids flutter, then open. She blinks at you, slowly coming awake. "Oh. You're awake," she whispers, pushing herself upright. "I'm Elara. How do you feel?"