The Whispering Woods and the Lost Laughter

Previously

…Lily stood her ground, a new resolve hardening within her. She might be lost, and this place might be the grumpiest, quietest forest she’d ever encountered, but she couldn’t just leave these sad sprites to their sorrow, or this badger to his perpetual frown. Something in Lily, the part that always wanted to share a joke, to offer a hug, to spread a little sunshine, began to stir. The Whispering Woods might be a forest of frowns, but Lily had a feeling her laughter was about to change all that.