Emily Lloyd-Jones

copper was discovered in the nearby mountains, the village flourished. Eynon, a distant relative of the cantref prince, came to reside in Colbren, and he took control of the mine.

With full bellies and heavy purses, they did not think to send the yearly offerings into the forest. After all, magic had gone. Why should gifts be left for the forest?

But then one of the mine shafts collapsed

The wealth that had once streamed into the village slowed to a trickle.