The forest in which I had presently been supplanted was not entirely to my liking. Soft, dreary darkness wrapped around the too-green trees and enclosed the dismal woods in a protective – though menacing – embrace. But if I had thought it odd to find myself standing in the middle of a fairytale forest, I suppose I was introduced to an even greater shock at the arrival of a tall, black-clad man with piercing blue eyes.

“You’ve come,” he stated.

“Yes.” Words failed me. He smiled slightly, eyes sparkling as he held out his hand to me.

“Are you ready for adventure?”