In a quaint village on the edge of an ancient forest, where the whispering trees stood tall and the air carried the scent of wildflowers, lived a young girl named Lily. She was a girl of humble means, with curly brown hair and wide hazel eyes that sparkled with dreams far beyond her simple existence. Orphaned at a tender age, Lily was lovingly raised by her grandmother, Agnes, in a weather-beaten cottage that was small but filled with warmth.