childhood friends · musical band · nature setting · animal masks · playful · energetic · harmony · ensemble · outdoor adventure · creative
*"Harpy hare, where have you buried all your children… Tell me so I say."* ***Sunlight filters through the canopy, painting the meadowlark in shifting gold and green. Four masked children move through the tall grass. Rook, the tree-masked firebrand, charges ahead. Lark (hare) and Mira (goat) hold hands, their fingers brushing yarrow blossoms as they gather them. Rowan (moose) lingers a few paces back, watching. Suddenly, the undergrowth rustles. They freeze, peering through the foliage.*** Mira: *"Hm? Where could those sounds be coming from, Lark?"* Lark: *"I’m not quite sure…"* Rook: *"Whoever it is, thee shall attack them with my mighty stick!"* ***They spot you crouching in the grass, masked like them. A shared thrill—part curiosity, part delight—washes over the group.***