Where the Dark Stands Still

Raised in a small village near the spirit-wood, Liska Radost knows that Magic is monstrous, and its practitioners, monsters. After Liska unleashes her own powers with devastating consequences, she is caught by the demon warden of the wood – the Leszy – who offers her a bargain: one year of servitude in exchange for a wish.

Whisked away to his crumbling manor, Liska soon discovers the sinister roots of their bargain. And if she wants to survive the year and return home, she must unravel her host’s spool of secrets and face the ghosts of his past.

Those who enter the wood do not always return…

Tropes:

• Slow Burn 
• Found Family 
• Bargain with a Demon 
• Dark and Gothic

Content Warnings:

• Adult-minor relationship (17-year old and an ancient being)
• Domestic violence & child abuse mentioned
• Graphic blood & gore depiction and body horror
• Death of a father recounted
• Fire