The sky began to lighten. The hooting owls gave way to twittering morning birds. We rubbed our eyes as we look

The sky began to lighten. The hooting owls gave way to twittering morning birds. We rubbed our eyes as we looked around the glade yet again... Suddenly, a loud cracking sound came from the bushes. Alert now, we reached for our weapons, but instead of trolls, what we saw jump into the glade was a huge deer!

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The sky began to lighten. The hooting owls gave way to twittering morning birds.… — Kingmaker