There were some onlookers to ask, aside from the dancers, who looked busy, and the people feeding the fire, who looked a bit scary.

Anna went up to one of them.

"What festival is going on?"

"It's the Harvest Feeding of the Snake," a villager said.  "We're giving thanks for the harvest and for the snake's devouring of vermin and also letting us live."

"Interesting. I suppose it's a pretty old festival then?" Anna asked.

"As far back as anyone remembers," the villager said.

"I know I'm an outsider, but may I dance as well?" Anna asked.

The villager hesitated.

"...I suppose so," he said.  "Just don't disrupt the dance."

Anna watched the dancers for a bit before trying to copy them.

Dex + Insight, plz

(OOC: Dex and Ins roll - Anna Patri rolled 3,1 using d10,d8)

It was hard to get a hang of the steps, but... something was happening.  The villagers were dancing further away from her, leaving her alone in a space that was hedged in by dancers.

Anna watched, curious to see what was happening.

There was a strange, charged power in the air.  It was centered around Anna, it was something akin to her powers-- but it was not her power.  But it was doing something... Marking her?

Anna looked around for a source for what was doing it.

Insight + Insight

(OOC: Insight roll - Anna Patri rolled 1,9 using d10,d10)

While much of the power seemed to originate from all around her, there was, perhaps, an echo at a nearby hill.

Anna went to the man from before.

"What is with that hill?" she asked as she pointed at it.

...but she couldn't get to him.  The dance was continuing, and she was still surrounded by dancers.  She'd have to do SOMETHING to get out to ask, or ask a dancer.

"What's going on?!" Anna asked the dancers.

They didn't answer.

Directly.

The song changed.  And the main lyric was the word "Chosen."

"Guys!," Anna shouted to her party. "I need help!"

Willpower + Willpower.  It's loud!

(OOC: Willpower + Willpower roll - Anna Patri rolled 2,5 using d8,d8)

The others eventually heard and started pushing their way in, but the dance reached a climax, and--

Something powerful was awake.  And it had touched Anna.  And she could feel it like a snake's tail around her heart.

"What is this? What's going on?" Anna asked.

"...it's been the first time in a century," a villager said.  "You're chosen.  You must go."

"Chosen? By what?" Anna asked.

"The Snake, of course," he said.

"Is-is it safe?" Anna asked. "Are you going to sacrifice me or something?"

"The Snake has called you," the Villager said.  "I'm sorry, but you must go.  There is no choice now."

Anna stopped resisting it.

The crowd parted, showing a pathway into the woods.

The others came hurrying over to her.

"Hey, are you all right?" Artz asked.

"Yes, there's some weird energy calling me," Anna said.

"But do you have to follow it?" Artz asked, clearly worried.

"I don't know, but I don't think it will let me leave," Amara said.

"So we're going with you, obviously," said Krovna.  "Right?"

"Right," Anna said.

"...So which way is it?" said Alana.  She clearly couldn't sense the power.

Anna pointed out which way she was feeling it from.

"...That's an odd hill," said Alana.

"Yeah, don't think that one just happened," said Artz.  "I'll bet somebody built a mound there, a long time ago."

"It's supposed to be some kind of snake spirit," Anna said.

"Snakes, eh?" said Krovna.  "Not going to let it eat you.  We'd better go deal with it..."

"I'm not sure if it is hostile or not, so let's just wait and see," Anna said.

"Either way, we'd better look," said Artz.  They started on their way...