Tale of the Forest Child

A common children's tale in much of the Kingdom is the 'Tale of the Forest Child'. In most renditions it is a simple tale which follows a young child (most commonly a girl but the gender is generally irrelevant) traveling through a forest from her home to a relative's. Along the way, she meets a woman who lives in the forest, who is most commonly called the Witch of the Wood. The Witch lures the girl to her home with promises of food and homemade gifts for the girl's relative. In truth, she intends to ensnare the girl to make her a pawn for some plot she is weaving against the nearby villages. The Witch nearly succeeds in her plans, but is foiled when a huntsman arrives and saves the child. He typically comes in response to rumors that the Witch, who is known to the locals, is keeping wild wolves as pets and thus is a threat to the safety of travelers. The witch is either slain or banished from the region and the child safely reunited with her family. The exact details of the tale change practically with each retelling, such is its popularity and malleability.
The tale is roughly taken from the experience that the youngest Disciple Lagimfaha went through early in her life. She was kidnapped by agents of the Sorceress and raised by the Sorceress to be her agent and slave. Lagimfaha would be in the Sorceress' hands for around six years. She was saved by the Prophet and Ntiklon during one of their early bouts against the Sorceress before they joined the War of Liberation. She fully joined in the Rebel forces shortly afterwards and became one of the stronger proponents of the Prophet's ideals. Her experience also led to Lagimfaha being particularly opposed to the Sorceress.

Pronunciation Guide
Lagimfaha: la-geem-fa-ha
Ntiklon: N-ti-klon