Found astray in a dark wood, hidden away amidst thorny bushes and slim trunks, a faint fluorescence reverberates. At the center of a rare glade, there rests the source of the luminescence: an egg-shaped cocoon of feathers and veils, substitute for the moonless night. "Thou wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; thou found no city to dwell in." A melodious voice projects from all directions at once. Suddenly, the warm light intensifies, almost too much to bear witness. The shell cra...