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[mirrorfortress]

I waited until my son was safely in school and my husband at work to leave the house. Yes,I was scared but worry for my son was stronger than my fear. I walked past the garden, the pepper plants at the border almost visibly absorbing the morning heat into its fruit, past the citrus and mango trees and their parties of gossiping birds, and finally

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[pixiebelle]

Very creepy. I would love to hear more.

[mirrorfortress]

Thank you :) there's more to this that's been knocking around my head for a while. If a future prompt permits, I'll finish it for Idol. :)

[rumplebuttkins]

Yeah, this is begging for more. But, in itself, you've created a really interesting world that seems much more dense than the story lets on.

[mirrorfortress]

Thank you. :).

Papa Bois and the douen are characters from my country's folklore, I used those legends as the base for this.

[createdestiny]

Wow, I've never heard of a "douen." Intriguing.

[mirrorfortress]

Thank you :)

Douens are characters from our folklore.

[karmasoup]

Ooooh, great start! Hoping to get the rest.

[noodledays]

ooh, what a scary quandary for a mother. D: