Between werebeast and bandits, the woodlands are considered a treacherous place. Bright merry and bountiful, they draw envious eyes. Snakes and devils and temptations at every turn. On a quiet day, the forest will drive people mad, and few cautionary tails reach further than the shanty town of turncoats. The heist that humbled even the grandest of colonies. But few can trace the mastermind who bent the wilderness to his cause.

A short story.
Shared universe: Imaginary