As the night wore on, Willow's grandmother, along with the help of the mayor and his compatriots, continued to serve out dishes to the rest of the stragglers and the few who had room for dessert. Slowly, the people of Sugar Pine Village began to shuffle or stumble their way out of the inn, some alongside new acquaintances and others with old friends. A few came up to Willow before leaving, in order to thank her personally for the wonderful event, promising to return soon. Finally, the clock struck one in the morning and Mayor Dink signaled the musicians to wrap up their song. When they had, he stood before them to gain the full attention of the audience.

He spoke, "I would first like to thank everyone for-"

Just then, another person stood up from a table in the crowd, [url=http://i.imgur.com/uu6FpD5.png]a cloaked figure[/url] whose sudden presence seemed to turn every head in the room. Mayor Dink, not one to stop midspeech unless there was a fire, simply stood in awe as the person approached him. The figure practically seemed to float across the room, cloak gliding over the floor. With regal wave of the stranger's hand, Dink stepped back into the crowd of tables and took the nearest available seat, and the stranger took his place in front of the band. The lodge seemed more silent than should be possible


[hider=She ripped off her cloak.][img]http://i.imgur.com/JfQomk8.png?1[/img][/hider]

Floating mid-air before the inn's crowd was a girl who couldn't be more than 12 years old. The enchantment of silence seemed to break, as the crowd began murmuring to one another uncertainly. The girl's smile faltered momentarily, then returned with a rejuvenated force.

[color=ec008c]"HIYEEE!~"[/color] she cried out to the group, then spoke in one breath, [color=ec008c]"I'm the Harvest Goddess of this area but you can call me HG and I wanted to welcome you all to Sugar Pine Village as you can see the people who were here before you left and I was sad because I thought I did something wrong but now you're all here and I want you to stay so to make sure your time here is super-duper special so I brought gifts for all of you I hope you like them!"[/color]

At the end of the HG's breathless tirade the mayor looked as though he'd developed a new appreciation for oxygen. But his expression quickly changed when he noticed a small parcel in his lap. In fact, everyone sitting down had received a parcel in their laps, and everyone standing had one pop into their hands. A few people jumped out of their chairs at the sensation, and boxes tumbled to the ground, only to pop loyally back into their owners' hands. Everyone had been distracted by the parcels, and when they thought to look back up, the little girl was gone.

[color=6ecff6]Naoto[/color] would open his box to find:[hider=Click to open your gift!]
A small book inscribed in childish handwriting, titled [url=http://i.imgur.com/JzZIhKv.jpg]"Herbal Guide to Gnarlwood Forest."[/url] The images and words within appeared to have been finger painted, but they might just be decipherable.[/hider]
[color=a187be]Willow[/color] would open her box to find:[hider=Click to open your gift!]
A note that read: [i][color=ec008c]This should help with all of the late nights![/color][/i] tied to [url=http://i.imgur.com/tVlQcbC.jpg]a red berry[/url] nearly the size of her head.[/hider]
[color=f26522]Charlotte[/color] would open her box to find:[hider=Click to open your gift!]
[url=http://i.imgur.com/5DGQNrY.jpg?1]A stylish cloak![/url] Along a note that said: [i][color=ec008c]This cloak will protect you as you wander through the forest... mostly.[/color][/i][/hider]
[color=00a651]Grady[/color] would open his box go find:[hider=Click to open your gift!]
[url=http://i.imgur.com/t8KPkEZ.jpg]A beautiful wooden flute[/url], with carved images of sleeping cows and pigs wrapped around it. Grady, too, had a note. It read: [i][color=ec008c]This flute should help calm rowdy animals. Hope it helps![/color][/i][/hider]
[color=#bb0000]Arianna[/color] would open her box to find:[hider=Click to open your gift!]
[url=http://i.imgur.com/VAK2Y9J.png]A compass encased in gold.[/url] At the end of its chain was a note which read: [i][color=ec008c]This will work in Gnarlwood Forest, unlike other compasses. But you'll still probably get lost quite a lot, to be honest.[/color][/i][/hider]
[color=yellow]Freya[/color] would open her box to find:[hider=Click to open your gift!]
[url=http://i.imgur.com/udpWdT9.jpg]A mysterious locket.[/url] It didn't even open! What the heck![/hider]
Lawrence would open his box to find:[hider=Click to open your gift!]
[url=http://i.imgur.com/aYFr685.jpg]A treasure map![/url] Dotted lines travel from Sugar Pine Village, through the forest and past several landmarks, until they reach a red X at the foot of a mountain. How exciting![/hider]