VII. Hearthsong Ranch

    It had been days. Rations were running low. It felt like the creature of the woods was circling tenants at times, especially in the deep of the night. As the groups of tenants moved through the trees, they got better glimpses of the hulking monster. Some tenants got lost from their parties and disappeared into the mass of trees. A blizzard had hit that morning and had continued into the night. Groups without access to quick and easy fire were in danger of contracting hypothermia. Just when hope had been lost, a very quiet song rang out through the woods. Even though the wind whipped at the tenant's ears, the faint song was there...

    Following the music led to a large clearing in the forest. It looked like a small farm. There was a modest silo and a few small fields. The animal pens and stables were much larger... and there seemed to be many unique pokemon residing within them... The source of the music also became apparent. There was a small cabin near the north side of the clearing. It was lit up with an orange glow and the door was wide open, seemingly blown open by the wind. By now the lyrics of the song were clear, as well as the distinct imperfections of a record player. 

    No one was within the cabin, but it was clear that someone had just left. When entering a few feral pokemon ran up to the tenants. There was an albino Yamper, wagging his tail and barking excitedly. A chimera Torchic, half shiny and half not, sat on top of the hearth, sleepy and slightly disgruntled. A pinkan Spoink bounced into view, somewhat shy it seemed as it tended to avoid looking at the tenants. Some tenants noticed a melanistic Miltank outside of the cabin, she was gentle and somewhat slow. 

    The last thing that the tenants noticed was a large wooden plaque above the hearth. It looked to be hand-carved and it read...

HEARTHSONG RANCH

BLESSED BE THE WATCHER

REJOICE FOR SHE IS WATCHING

Welcome to the Hearthsong Ranch, a small retreat from the gloomy atmosphere of the manor, not that the woods are much more hospitable. It seems like the owner of the ranch is out, best not to get on their bad side before meeting them... make sure not to disturb too much...

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