Ruffles now has a sweetass pair of feathery wings!
Yoana woke up with a strong pressure on her chest, and found herself short of breath. She pounded on her chest a few times, gasping for air, and quickly found herself incapable of speaking! The realization struck her with dizzyness, and she sat right back down on her bedroll.
While waking up, Yoana thought about the cause. She'd heard of it before, Forest-dwelling Spirits that would steal people's voices, and use them to lure humans in as prey. She must have been a victim of one. Now, she would be voiceless... possibly forever. And... she was okay with it. Ever since she was young, she was told to respect the forest. And that was important. Without that rule, her own powers would weaken. If a Forest spirit stole her voice, then she would have to live with it. There were ways of getting her voice back, but she didn't want to risk falling out of the forest's favor.
Yoana took a deep breath, then an exhale, then went on Amazon on her satellite phone to try and find a good deal for a portable whiteboard and markers. Despite what she said, she would still find and destroy this Forest spirit, to prevent it from using her voice to ambush people.