Mortal protection

"Why's everything off-limits?" Seth complained. "I've been a long way into those woods four times and I've always been fine."

"Four times?" Grandpa said.

"All before the warning," Seth amended hastily.

"Yes, well, your eyes were not yet opened to what truly surrounded you. And you were fortunate. Even when you were blind to the enchanted creatures populating the forest, there are many places you could have ventured into from which you would not have returned. Of course, now that you can see them, the creatures here can interact with you much more readily, so the danger is much greater."

Chapter 5