Jenny Dolfen

Once upon a haunted forest: Twinkling Pumpkins

Added 2021-10-23 19:20:15 +0000 UTC

One day late! I'm catching up! … before falling hopelessly behind again once school starts up next week. 😂

Probably the prompt I had most trouble with (as well as the next one, which I chose to interpret even more loosely!)

Another double page spread. There'll be at least one more of those. I also think I'll do a few little spot illustrations on a few pages to round things off and make it more publishable.

22: Twinkling pumpkins

“We must search for the key,” Peef said as they made their way through the dark undergrowth. The Light still shone unsteadily, but her gleam seemed to grow stronger the closer they came to the heart of the forest. Everywhere they went, they seemed to leave a trail of lingering light behind, as if the presence of the Light alone could hold the darkness at bay and bring back hope and life to the forest. At the same time, the thicket became denser and denser, until they had to clamber on their way.

“The Guardian spoke of a key,” said Agnes, remembering. “But where is it? Surely it must be well-hidden if it hasn’t been used for many centuries?”

“I know the Fae tried to find it, and destroy it, so the verses that were foretold could not come to pass,” said the Light. “I do not know where it is, though they long tried to get the secret out of me. I only know this: we are following the path that was foretold. If the key can be found, it will be found.”