Heart Strings

In the village of Hemmingwood, a peculiar building houses a family of two. Mackelith and his son Ezeth. Better known by the residents as the Tálbots who mysteriously showed up on an autumn's night asking for a temporary place to stay. Since their arrival 2 years ago, the Tálbots have been accepted by community at large albeit the stagnant skepticism about their background, harbored by many especially the mayor of Hemmingwood. On the night of Harvest, the village had an uninvited guest. Tall and faceless, it's smooth body glowed a pale white and it seemed only interested in the Tálbots, causing a fresh outbreak of questions. After a brief moment of interaction the creature strode away into the dark of the forest. Although Mackelith generally dismisses most questions fired at them with sufficiently satisfying answers and charismatic grins, there are some questions that will remain. But among the questions that would be asked for years to come, one question will never die out it seems. How did Ezeth get that root-like scar running up his left hand?