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The character development was good. There were no long passages discribing the different characters in the story. You were able to do it by showing how their different attributes helped them with whatever cercumstance they found themselves in. Congratulations!

I enjoyed this story and look forward to reading more. Please send it to me when you get a chance. Below you will find a line-by-line review. Hopes it helps.

***The dryad slipped out of the silvery bark and sighed with a sound like the whisper of the breeze through dry grass. The leaves forming her gown were tinged with autumnal red. (double quote marks needed) ‘That feels much better. I felt so weighed down by my fruit thise (spelling) year.’ (double quote marks needed)
***‘You’re welcome.’ thise (spelling) Aira scrambled up the tree branches in order to collect apples further up.
***‘Of course (comma) I do, but he wouldn’t let me go because he feared for my safety on the dangerous quest. I…‘I knew that he had to lead his brownie warriors to reclaim the kingdom of Velmoran from the evil kraken, (cap on -K) but that didn’t make it any easier. He told me he loved me the day he left.’
***Warmth fluttered in her heart as she recalled how he left his pack behind on purpose so that he might return to find her alone and admit his feelings without the moment being interrupted by his travelling (spelling) companions. For years, she longed to hear him say he shared her feelings, only now the happy memory was entwined with pain. Perhaps she might never see him again.
***She must have snapped a twig. He turned to look at her, wary and watchful. Aira locked gazes with him, her heart pounding. His muscles tensed. Speaking softly, she held her hand towards him. At that movement (comma) he fled.
***Aira returned her focus to the present and quickened her pace as the brownies’ cottage constructed of earth and fallen branches came into view. Enjoying a hearty meal whilst sat sitting by the crackling fire made a welcome prospect. Besides, the apples weighed more heavily in her basket with each step she took as her muscles grew tired.
*** I decided to help a family with their chores whilst they were out at the market. I’m sick of the woodland food provided by the dryads. I hoped the humans might reward me with a gift of milk and a bannock, as most good folk do their brownie helpers.’
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***She had waited all month for the mysterious wolf to arrive, and if he came tonight, she would to miss him. What a pity that brownies must work by night to avoid humans noticing them.

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