Before going any deeper into the forest, everyone took a moment to prepare themselves. It wasn't that a terrifying struggle was anticipated but, from everything Sabrina was saying, things weren't going to be trivial either. Even worse than that though was the fact that the woman refused to relay details of what her divination saw. Her claim was that people wouldn't get a proper chance to test themselves if they could prepare perfectly, but Dahlia had a sneaking suspicion that her mother just wanted to watch everyone struggle.
This encounter was inspired by a different novel actually and it made me want to write a natural battle that involved an entire mini ecosystem. Between that as well as all the people, it lends itself to needing a lot of information, but I think that for the first fight with everyone as a group, it's ok to be a little cluttered as I jump from person to person. In the future, I plan for one or two key players to be in each fight who will get more of a focus while the others, while present, will not be as emphasized. I hope that works out the way I plan, but for now we'll have this slightly busier fight and I hope it's still enjoyable.
Anyways, I need to sleep and as always, I hope you're having a wonderful day!