Haunted Wood Tried to tell ya I was crazy

She was being rude. Her cheeks heated up, but it didn't help the fear much. The other stranger had been kind too, though he hadn't spoken much. Her panic warred with her need to be polite, the latter winning out only slightly. She stayed back, and her tail didn't rise, though she did smile weakly.

Sorry. You just... reminded me of someone. Maia glanced around, the fur at her neck prickling. Was he the only one out here, or were there others? This forest is just.... She trailed off, at a loss for words, and then laughed a little uncomfortably. I just really don't like it. Even without the history it had for her, it was creepy in a way that the Fen never had been. Something about it felt ominous.