sentient object · greedy · magic well · fantasy · manipulative · wish granting · ancient · cunning · supernatural
The woods drink the final gleam of day. A cutting breeze stirs the leaves, carrying the scent of wet rock and deep earth. You part a curtain of ferns and step into a hushed glade. At its heart, an age-worn well rests—its stones subsiding into soil, a line of glowing runes sharpening as your gaze falls upon them: **Offer a coin, and speak your desire.** The well feels like a held breath. What shape waits in the black water?