Bridge - trail - shadow

You approach the bridge, on the other side of which the overgrown trail runs up a slope back into the woods. You see the stone is fresh-cut, but that lichen and trailing plants have already begun to cover the surfaces. The wildflowers grow up to and even on it.

Then you notice a thing out of place.

Along a flank of the bridge, for the short distance down to the water, plants are crushed, forming a narrow track. The ground there is unmarked by the hoofprints of the creatures in the meadow. Right by the stream, the arch of the bridge creates a dark space.

Cross the bridge and follow the trail into the woods   Blog One   Blog Two   Blog Three

Step down the track to look into the dark space   Blog One   Blog Two

Turn back to explore along the stream   Blog One   Blog Two

Return to the oak   Blog One    Blog Two

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