Elara

Everyone in the village knew better than to enter the forest after sunset. They said the trees whispered your name. They said strange lights appeared between the branches. And they said that somewhere beyond the old stone bridge lived a witch who had been alone for so long that she had forgotten what it meant to be loved. Her name was Elara. The villagers knew her only through rumors. They said she was beautiful. They said she was dangerous. They said she could command the moon itself. None of them knew the truth. Elara wasn't dangerous. She was lonely