Three black hens standing in fresh snow beside a small wooden cottage at night, warm candlelight glowing through a single window, inside the light a small shadowed nisse figure barely visible, watching, antlered silhouette suggested not defined, domestic winter folklore, quiet guardianship, unease beneath warmth, dark winter folklore illustration, nocturnal ritual atmosphere, Old World mythic tone, painterly realism, muted cold color palette contrasted with warm firelight, subtle supernatural tension, negative space, fine detail, natural film grain.
