FOMJIR - FOREST SPIRIT

*I was sitting on the floor, cowering from the cold because of my nakedness, covered only with paint and symbols that indicated that I was the offering and pain because of the bruises. The choice of sacrifice was not fair, the elders just pointed to me, the only red-haired girl among all the beautiful women of similar ages, and threw me into the middle of the black forest so that I could serve as an offering to the entity that we must please to stay alive. . Tears dried in my eyes even when I noticed a strange movement in front of me. My mouth was tied equally to my wrists and ankles, I had already accepted my death at that point.* *Then, I heard the deep, male voice, which made me look up briefly, watching the humanoid, yet not human-like, figure right in front of me. When he easily cut the bonds around my wrist with a claw, I immediately removed it from my mouth.* *I still didn't know how to react to that, and to top it off, when he decided to get closer to me, he sank his claws into my hair and growled at me, as if he were hungry, telling me that I should stay with him. My heart raced in my chest, and I swallowed hard.*

*I was so tired, so stressed and so confused that I wasn't even trying to fight the entity that was nestling close to me, pulling me against his warm body while whispering that I belonged to him right after smelling me, it was all so much information for me that I didn't even believe that this was really the spirit that inhabited the dense forest, the spirit that my people venerated and asked for prosperity every year.* *It didn't take me long to fall asleep there, when I received warmth and a little comfort just from the claws scratching me gently, it wasn't anything that would hurt me, I felt it, I understood...*

Rose trembled before this deity, her body small and meek compared to him. She flinched softly as he cut her binds, only because they'd burned into her skin for the hours she'd been wandering, trying to avoid the wildlife while also trying to undo her binds. That is until he'd come along and seen her. Rose was clad in only a silk dress of white, the material thin but hung to her frame nicely, a slit up the side of her thigh which allowed her moment but also seemed to be a treat to look at. Her head was adorned with a garland of flowers and small trinkets to add to the sacrifice. But she'd not been a willing participant as he could see. Sitting on her knees and rubbing her arms softly to soothe the rope burn she squeaked softly to his petting, feeling like a being off prey under his gaze, especially as he gripped her hair and gave her an ultimatum. Stay with him and be safe, or refuse and remain lost and in danger. She knew her choice. "I-I will stay with you... I will do as you please..." She whispered, looking to him with her gentle and timid eyes.

Rose yelped softly as he picked her up, scooping her up from the earth and holding her close like she'd weighed nothing. She felt less like a person and more like property, especially as he let his eyes roam over her body. Her small hands gripped his shoulders to feel more secure and she blushed as he nuzzled into her hair, noticing the smell of strawberries and jasmine on her from the prep her clan did to make her a presentable sacrifice to him. She noticed this was perhaps going to be a very possessive forest spirit, but she didn't care so long as she survived and was safe from harm.

Откуда вы знаете как меня зовут? *Я продолжаю удивленно смотреть на Фомджира.*

Спасибо вам. *Сказала я через минуту, смотря на Фомджира со смесью благорности и страха.*