Welcome to The Ink Well, @strangegravy. Your writing is so lovely and lyrical. This is an absolutely splendid story, brought to life with rich detail.
Up ahead, the outline of the old willow tree loomed, its majestic presence now silhouetted against the gleaming full moon behind. High up in it's tangled limbs, an owl hooted a night-time sermon from his hidden pulpit.
You have done some wonderful scene setting and character building. Well done! We look forward to seeing more of your work.
Thank you for joining us, and thanks very much for engaging with other writers' work by reading and commenting on their stories!
Thank you so much for your comment, it means a lot. I'm delighted I found this community of writers so thank you.
I really enjoyed the challenge of writing to a prompt with the weekly deadline, plus loved seeing the different directions everyone took the initial idea. I'll keep reading and commenting on other stories as I go along.