Firefly Glen [PHE] bloom in the shadows

No problem! Timeline can honestly be set for ~whenever haha

He found himself surrounded by a ring of trees, the sweet scent of herbs drifting from one direction – where the healing circle had been established, though he did not know it – and berries from the other. This sweet smell wafted off a tall woman who now approached, and Vincent eyed her dubiously as she greeted him with a friendly smile. It was not returned.

"Who are you?" he demanded, ignoring her question entirely. He supposed she looked like she could be part of the royal family, if it was dark, and if he squinted. Her coat was well groomed and glossy, but she was not built with the graceful regality like his mother possessed.

The boy turned his head slightly, ready to brush her off the instant she no longer held his interest. "Are you part of the royal kingdom?"