[ If asked, the fact that Minato stepped into a faerie ring was purely accidental. He hadn't been watching his footing, thought nothing of the suddenly aggressive overgrowth of the Garden's plants. Perhaps this was merely a seasonal outbreak of faerie rings, the circles of mushrooms popping up across town coincidentally.
One moment, he'd been wandering down the street. The next moment, he was accosted by a group of angrily-chirping fae, each of them waving their arms to toss enchanted dust at him. He'd shut his eyes to keep the debris away from them, except opening his eyes revealed --
It's an unfamiliar apartment. Its furnishings are humble. Perhaps it's the home of a newcomer to this land, someone who hadn't yet had the chance to begin decorating their living space. It could be long to just about anyone, except, whoever lived here seemed to have a round mandragora as their roommate.
Minato crouches to watch it toddle around, nonplussed by the circumstances he finds himself in. Should anyone chance upon him, "my bad, I accidentally upset a bunch of faeries," seems like a good enough excuse for how he'd landed here. ]
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One moment, he'd been wandering down the street. The next moment, he was accosted by a group of angrily-chirping fae, each of them waving their arms to toss enchanted dust at him. He'd shut his eyes to keep the debris away from them, except opening his eyes revealed --
It's an unfamiliar apartment. Its furnishings are humble. Perhaps it's the home of a newcomer to this land, someone who hadn't yet had the chance to begin decorating their living space. It could be long to just about anyone, except, whoever lived here seemed to have a round mandragora as their roommate.
Minato crouches to watch it toddle around, nonplussed by the circumstances he finds himself in. Should anyone chance upon him, "my bad, I accidentally upset a bunch of faeries," seems like a good enough excuse for how he'd landed here. ]