The Woods Tonight

hand-drawn ink illustration rendered upon gloamlit parchment and preserved within a handcrafted frame.

This piece depicts one of the oldest tales still preserved within the Hollow Tree—a warning whispered to every young faeling and wandering soul.

Long ago, a child wandered beyond the lantern paths and into the deep forests of the Elderwilds.

What happened there depends on who tells the story.

Some say the child became a spirit. Some say it became a beast. Others believe it still wanders the woods, appearing to lost travelers and warning them not to follow in its footsteps.

Whatever the truth may be, the lesson remains unchanged:

Don't go out to the woods tonight.