The Dark Fae
I waited patiently in my shroud, listening out for any movement. The sound of buzzing continued but the insects were much further away than before. It was only when their sound receded completely, that I retracted the shadows around me, shirking it closer to myself but remaining covered.
The trees had stopped moving but the forest was too suspicious to let my guard down completely. First was the whispering and then the attacking branches. Quite frankly, I didn't feel it was safe to come out, so I stayed in my shadows. At least if anything entered, I could face them in the dark where I had an advantage.
I counted down the seconds while I waited, but as my frantic snake heart calmed down, I began to feel pain. I examined my injuries and saw my beautiful wings had been poked full of holes! I'd just got them, and they were already damaged like this.
It was simply too much!