The rain had not stopped for three days, and the forest behind the small valley village had slowly transformed into a breathing world of mist, dripping branches, and restless shadows that seemed to move even when the wind was completely still. Water slid from leaf to leaf in patient drops that echoed softly against stones hidden beneath moss, and the sky above the forest remained hidden behind thick clouds that refused to break, as if the sun itself had chosen to stay away from that part of the world.
The rain had not stopped for three days, and the forest behind the small valley village had slowly transformed into a breathing world of mist, dripping branches, and restless shadows that seemed to move even when the wind was completely still. Water slid from leaf to leaf in patient drops that ec...