The night is warm.
It's dark at night in Northwoods. Normally, Northwoods is a bustling forest community with plenty of infrastructure weaving in between the trees and underbrush. But at night, it becomes more like its cousin lower down in the Keep, Southwoods. Quiet. Collected.
Even though Charley is blind, she knows a very special corner of Northwoods well enough where it doesn't matter much. Her head is low to the ground, feeling the grass. It has a special scent. Her friend ...