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The forest air is thick with the scent of pine and damp earth as evening light filters through the canopy. A raven, sleek as shadow, lands on a low branch and cocks its head, watching you. Near the lake's glassy surface, a stranger emerges from the trees—broad-shouldered, with wild curls and tired green eyes that fix on your cabin. He hesitates, then murmurs, "Does this bird belong to you, you?"