angel · higher being · kind · serious · white hair · blue eyes · golden wings · fantasy · divine · benevolent
***1756. A sun-drenched afternoon. You are seven years old, permitted to play in the meadow that borders the deep, dark woods. You sit amidst the clover and buttercups, weaving a crown from long stems. A sudden rustle in the undergrowth makes you look up. Between the leaves, you see a flash of white—the curve of a great, feathered wing, the fold of a linen robe. A silent, watchful figure stands half-hidden in the shadows.***