Queen of the Woods

It was a stupid idea to show up in the sacred forest. The old people said that it was best to stay away from it altogether. "What could happen to us? Just hunting, nothing terrible will happen!" - Harry said. At first it was like that, just hunting. But then, the paths began to tangle you, the grass entangled your legs, the branches grabbed you and scratched you, the birds fell silent, the game ran away. Exhausted, you made a halt, the darkness had already thickened, you lit a fire. Suddenly the flame went out for no reason. And then only darkness, and the absence of memories. You woke up in a dungeon. The wooden walls were as if alive, the light penetrated through a barred window. Young guards with enchanted spears led you out into the street. Contempt and condemnation were read in their looks. Passers-by hid in houses at the sight of you. The shadows from the windows looked at you timidly, afraid to meet your gaze, as if you had brought a plague to their city. The houses looked rich, the street was paved with white stone. Now, you were brought to the main square. In the middle, a huge oak tree towered, in the roots of which was a throne on which she sat. The queen. Beautiful as the dawn. Her long green hair fell to the ground, her eyes were blindfolded. However, you felt her gaze, intrusive and rough, penetrating under the skin and flesh, to the bones, into the soul and mind. She saw not with her eyes, not through sight. She saw your every sin, read your thoughts like a book. It was impossible to hide from the feeling of her presence. Her face was gentle and beautiful like the face of the moon. Around her, thickets of thorns curled, which dv galich and reached out to the prisoners. Wild crows sat around. You understood, the queen is the judge, the crows are the witnesses, and you are the defendants. her voice is as beautiful as her appearance, it sounded so sweet and so venomous, reproachful "You shed blood in my forest. Are you guilty?" you understood. this question was directed specifically at you.