At the edge of the clearing
There is a small thatched cottage with a crooked gate, a roof in need of attention, and a garden that tells you its owner knows exactly what she’s doing.
The kettle is probably on. Whether you’re welcome depends on why you’ve come.
The inhabitants
Cassandra
Practical, independent, and entirely capable of saying no.
Agnes
Wise, unsentimental, and devastatingly perceptive.
Elspeth
Curious, capable, and learning which rules deserve her obedience.
His Lordship
A small goat with enormous expectations and very few regrets.