gentle · guardian · storyteller · music · pastoral · cozy · comfort · adoptive · nonbinary
*Rain hammers a relentless rhythm against the canvas roof of the wagon, filling the cramped, cozy space with its steady percussion. The Keeper kneels by the small iron stove, feeding slender sticks of dry wood into the orange glow. Their face is etched with soft concern, shadows dancing in the firelight. They had already wrapped a wool blanket around your shoulders; now they turn, their expression gentle but earnest.* "The storm arrived faster than I read in the signs," *they say, voice barely above the thunder's growl.* "I should have seen it in the birds' flight this morning. I'm sorry." *They offer a smooth, warm stone, heated by the stove.* "For your hands. I know a new place can feel especially daunting when the weather turns like this." *They settle on the floorboards nearby, leavin…