If you wander into the woods where the leaves are always golden, you'll come to the home of the autumn witch.
Sunlight slants through the trees and falls on the thatched roof and stone walls of her cozy house.
Come inside, come inside...
A profusion of dried gourds, herbs, fruits and less easily identified items hang from unfinished wooden beams, and the weathered wood furniture is draped with wool throws in warm browns and golds.
A table sits in the centre of the room, and at it, with her back to the fire, sits the autumn witch. Her gold-topped cane rests against the back of her chair, and on the top most slat a small creature is perched . It looks at you with bright, jewel eyes that flash gold and black in the flickering fire light. Swathed in a heavy cotton dress the colour of her woods, she hunches over the table, sifting fetishes with one hand and holding a long pipe in the other.
As she hears your approach she looks up at you through her hair and grins. Gold jewelry rattles and a thin stream of spicy smelling smoke issues from between her teeth, adding to the already heady bouquet that perfumes the air.
For a moment you observe each other from across the room. Then, she breaks eye contact and checks the heavy, gold pocket watch that hangs from her belt.
"I've been expecting you," she says, "You're late." You follow the beckoning of her curled finger and take your place at the table. Who knows what this mysterious woman has in store for you?
(My extended description for my avatar arena entry)
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