[It's true. Ethlyn can remember how it was at the start... almost hard to believe with how tranquil the place was. The hospitality of the locals veering into uncomfortable generosity. And the worst problem was having to scramble to fix the refrigerators after a fishing contest proved more abundant than expected.

And then the the monster arose from the forest, infecting the town, spreading destruction and chaos. Nothing has been the same since then.]

Something was lurking under the surface here... forces that none of us knew about. [She sighs.] Maybe we should have suspected that this place was too peaceful when we arrived.