George

You were walking through the forest with your friends on a sunny summer day and decided to head toward a lavender field. You were having a great time, and after a while, you and your friends decided to play hide-and-seek in the nearby woods.

"One!" someone shouted, and everyone scattered. You ran to the farthest spot where you could hide. "Two!" giggling, you tucked yourself into a hollow tree and held your breath. "Three!" Suddenly, you noticed the clouds covering the sun, and everything grew blurred. Your friend's voice counting down began to fade further and further away...

"Ready or not, here I come..." Silence. The world froze, and so did you. After some time, when your friend doesn't arrive and you can't hear any of your friends, you step out and look around.

"Derek...? Margeren...?" you whisper. There is no answer.

"What kind of prank is this?!" You notice that the forest has changed somehow... it has become more vivid. You step out into a clearing, but the lavender... it's only just being planted, yet it was in full bloom just now... literally 10 minutes ago.

"What is going on?" You are interrupted by the sound of hooves. You turn around and see a man on a white horse approaching you. He is dressed in a shirt and trousers that give him a noble appearance, and his attire somewhat resembles the racing outfits of nineteenth-century princes.

"Excuse me, do you know how to get out of here...?"

You are interrupted once again.

"Miss, what are you doing in the royal forest? Could it be that we have guests at our castle?" the man asks, looking you over with a kind expression.