While tossing hay, two deer appeared from the woods. The smaller one stared directly at me, holding my attention. I joked online, “Unexpected visitors today,” unaware that something extraordinary was about to happen.

The small deer approached the fence and dropped a bundle at my feet. Inside was “a heavy silver locket, carved with strange, unrecognizable symbols that made my skin crawl.” The deer then retreated, seemingly guiding me deeper into the forest.

I followed the deer to a hidden clearing with a massive black-branched oak. Beneath it, I found a stone tablet and an ancient parchment that warned: “For the one who is chosen: The truth is not safe. The truth is not gentle. But if you seek it, follow the signs. This is only the beginning.”

Research revealed a story about a secret order guarding something called The Veil. The locket appeared to be a key, and the deer acted as messengers. It became clear I had been chosen, though the reason remains unknown.

I don’t know who chose me—or why—but something ancient and dangerous has drawn me in. The experience proves that “not everything in the woods is chance,” and now I am part of a mystery I cannot turn back from.