Suspicious activity. Absolutely no part of Qiren believed that there had been any unusual, suspicious activity near the forest. Part of him thought that maybe the local watchman had made it up just to watch Qiren go around and ask the villagers about it. One day, he’d prove to all of them that he was more than a guard dog for the village. Today, however, he found himself knocking at the seamstress’ door, feeling like a fool. He glanced around as he waited, noting the hanging herbs and many plants around him. “M’am!” he called out, hoping that might hurry her along. “I have a few questions to ask you!” // @ofjuniper













