Kalon 2022 Winter Festival Prompt 2

By the time Dion woke up from her nap, it was dark outside the inn. It seemed as though the village of Kalokairi was still wide awake. Dion decided to head back downstairs to the main hall of the inn, unwilling to miss out on any of the festivities.

The innkeeper was hosting some kind of presentation when Dion made it to the bottom of the stairs. She quickly found a spot to sit at the back of the room and sat quietly to listen. There were cups of cocoa available, so she helped herself to one.

The story told of a fantastical beast that brought winter to the village every year. Dion hung on every word. She had sort of gleaned something about this from the travel brochure, but hearing it in such detail was wonderful. The way the innkeeper told the story, it was almost as though the beast were real.

Could the beast be real? The thought definitely crossed Dion's mind. An opportunity to meet the beast while she was on this trip would be lifechanging for the Kalon. But would the Winter Cryptid be friendly towards tourists? They were there to celebrate all that the Cryptid provided, but it wasn't like they lived in Kalokairi.

The gathering came to a close, and Dion headed back upstairs to her room. As she got ready for bed for real this time, thoughts of the Winter Cryptid filled her head. What would the beast think of her if they were to meet?