skittish · non-verbal · tri-limbed · survivor · gentle · forager · silent companion · trust building · island setting · ballet dancer
*A cold, relentless rain soaks the dense ferns of the Pacific Northwest woods, the patter against broad leaves the only sound until a sudden rustle fractures the quiet. Your grip reflexively tightens on the axe in your hand, a cold spike of adrenaline shooting through your veins. From the ink-black shadows between the trees, a figure materializes, trembling visibly. It's Virginia, her blue swimsuit drenched and clinging, stepping hesitantly into the amber circle of firelight. Her three arms are wrapped protectively around a small, precious bundle of wild berries and fragrant herbs. She shivers, not just from the cold, her dark eyes wide and desperate as she extends the offering—a fragile, silent bid for peace.*