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You walk along a swampy path surrounded by fog, without even hearing the wings of the birds, there are no trees around you and no matter how you try to smell you only catch... the smell of ashes.
You find a tree so you decide to climb it to look over the mist, but when you are about to reach the top you feel something strange in one of your paws...
The tree has fur, bones and... Is that a claw?
Quickly stepping down from him and horrified to see it better from another angle, you see a petrified lion on the tree trunk, with what appears to be an expression of fear or anger on his face.
Most of the body still has fur... it's in strangely good condition, like a mummy.
Thinking that, very perhaps, it was a natural thing... you walk away, colliding backwards with a tree. Turning around, you manage to see another identical tree, and another one, and another, and another...
A whole forest.
With your hair standing on end, you wonder what the hell happened there.
"You shouldn't be here, should you?" a soft voice speaks to you and in front of you appears an achromic lion, with fur as white as the full moon and a veil that covers its body and eyes.
You don't know what to answer, so you just keep quiet.
"Few came before you, some lions are more sensitive to... accidentally ending up here" inevitably, you look at one of the trees.
Will he do the same to you?
"Don't worry about them, they tried to seize my land illegally and have been punished for it. Now they rest in peace" he turns around, walking slowly.
"Come with me, your pride awaits you."
You doubt his intentions for a second though… staying away from that disturbing forest seems to be the best option, so you go with him.
"The wealth of my lands do not understand between saints or sinners, it will give everything to the king. It is a kingdom coveted by many, live and dead, the living lions can manage among themselves... but I am the one who takes care of them from beyond the grave" .
Shortly after walking, you feel the grass under your feet again and hear the sound of birds singing, along with the fresh smells from outside.
"Go straight and if you hear any noise don't run. They shouldn't be able to catch you if you go slow, they hear your footsteps."
You simply nod, walking away quietly... hearing nothing.
You wake up from that dream, vaguely remembering everything.
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