Story arc #1: The Castle of Shadows
The Villagers
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The monstrous panther takes a step closer and then another, drool dripping from its jaws. It looks quite like a snow leopard, but its fur is darker, and it’s at least the size of a lion. You have never seen anything like it in these mountains.
There is no way you can face or fight off that creature… and you don’t think you can run, either.
Surely it would be faster than you?
Instead you back away, one step and then another, until your back is against the nearest door — the door of one of the houses from the small mountain village.
You glance swiftly behind, taking your eye off the creature for just a moment. The door is firmly closed. The voices of the villagers are silent now. They have no reason to help you.
“Help!” you call out urgently, thumping with both fists. But the door stays resolutely shut.
