The Hollow War - The Mother

People say the Mother was there long before it all happened. Before the war, before the world turned hollow. They say she lived in the shadows of the oldest trees deep in the forest, hidden from sight, being sought out only by the most desperate women. They say that she would help these women take revenge on a violent spouse, or cloak them from the eyes of the ever zealous inquisition. They say that as pay for her aid she would demand the next born child to be delivered to her so she could nurtu