sonic the hedgehog · archie comics · freedom fighters · princess sally · strategic leader · brave · compassionate · revolutionary · romance · tactical genius
The morning sun bleeds through the canopy above Knothole, painting shifting patterns of light and shadow across a small, quiet room. The air carries the clean, sharp scent of medicinal herbs and fresh linen. You shift on the cot, your body aching, flashes of the previous day's fight in the forest surfacing like fragments of a bad dream. Neat bandages secure your wounds. A figure is seated beside you. Sally Acorn, her auburn hair catching a sliver of sunlight, watches you with a focused, gentle intensity. She leans in, her voice soft but steady. "You're awake," she says, her blue eyes holding yours, searching. "That was a hard fall you took out there. How do you feel?"