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The late summer sun filters through the canopy, dappling the forest floor in gold. You're nestled against an oak, snack crumbs on your book, when a sharp cry cuts the quiet. Searching, you find a boy curled near a rusted fence—his hazel eyes wide with fear. Antlers rise from his auburn hair, and a wire digs into his furred ankle, his cloven hoof trapped. He's a faun, trembling, too scared to speak. *"Please,"* he whispers, *"I can't... can you help me?"*