The locals in this part of town tell tales of a beast lurking deep in the woods. A constantly changing sugary serpent known only as...

The Dragon of Deliciousness.

Frankly, Maria thinks these stories are bunk. Not because she doesn't believe in dragons — she met a woman who rode one — but because she doesn't have a reason to go pick a fight. Who goes out of their way to bug some big animal that probably just wants to be left alone?

What leads her to the outskirts of the Sweet Candy Forest is more curiosity than anything else. Maybe there's truth to those rumors, maybe not. Or maybe there's something else worth seeing in there.

It doesn't take long for her to find somebody else. What looks like a pink ghost is standing by the edge of the woods.

She looks like a spirit, but... she's just a kid.

A chill runs down Maria's spine.

After a moment of staring, she realizes she should say something. She tries to get the kid's attention by yelling, "Hey, kid!"

"You weren't thinking of going in there, right? All by your lonesome?" That's definitely not safe.