[Realm: Álfheimr]
[Location: Dominion of Oz]
[Winkie Country]
Goiim suppressed a sigh as her heel sank a little too deeply into the grass.
The ground beneath the vegetation was softer than it had first appeared. What had seemed like an ordinary stretch of plain gave way under the narrow heel of her shoe, allowing it to sink into the earth until the surrounding stalks bent and gathered around it. She paused, shifting her weight carefully to avoid driving it in any farther. Then she tried to lift her foot.
It did not come free immediately; she remained standing with one leg slightly behind the other. She adjusted her balance, eased her weight away from the trapped heel, and pulled again. This time the shoe came loose, though not without a little resistance from the damp soil.
Goiim set her foot down and continued walking beside the oni.
