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Acacia
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I was currently preparing to leave the Fae compound, my first time ever being let out. We used to live in a magical mound that was hidden away from the humans, but as time went on we migrated to living inside houses instead of in underground castles. I barely remember living in the ground, but I much prefer living in the light of the sun every day.
I am a Dryad, so I love being out where the sun could hit my face. When I was in my woodland form I liked to sun my leaves and branches as I sat by the lake in the back of the compound.
This was the first time that I have ever been given permission to leave home, even though I was nearly ninety years old. The reason I never left was because our Queen didn't often give her permission to leave.
Some would run away, of course, and when they came back, they would be punished for having left without the Queen's approval. I had seen what her punishments could be like, so I never wanted to experience them for myself.
