I THOUGHT THEY WERE JUST CURIOUS DEER
Unusual Visitors
While tossing hay, I noticed two deer step from the woods. They didn’t run—they watched me. “They weren’t afraid. That was the first thing that struck me.”
The smaller one stared into me like it knew something.
The Offering
It approached the fence and dropped a wrapped bundle at my feet. Inside: an old wooden box containing a tarnished silver locket carved with strange symbols. “Too deliberate. Too… human.” The deer waited, then led me into the woods.
A Hidden Truth
I found a hidden clearing and a buried stone tablet beneath an ancient oak. Inside was a sealed parchment: “The truth is not safe. The truth is not gentle. But if you seek it, follow the signs.”
The Legend
Digging through local archives, I found a chilling legend—about a secret order, a veil, and messenger deer. “The locket? A key.” I was chosen. Why me? I still don’t know.
