It's updated!

Thank you, Sorren~

The ominous tone of this story's first three chapters intrigued me, especially the Grove's description in Chapter 3 & how its silent darkness unsettled Shayne (despite her sharp ears & being nocturnal). The latter reminded me of when a sarosian (batpony) lost his sight & hearing in ShortSkirts&Explosions' Background Pony, experiencing true darkness for the first time.

That calm, eerie atmosphere afforded me the impression that "Bloodwood" could develop into more of a psychological horror than a supernatural one; the three recent updates only reinforced that idea, with Rachet's suspicion towards Lance ultimately resulting in "The Fall" & Blazer's paranoia about how the trees "have it out for [him]" focusing more on the Everfree Forest's mental effects than its magical ones.

Regardless of which route this literary piece takes, I eagerly anticipate more of "Bloodwood" to see either the supernatural horrors of the Everfree or more mental issues amongst the expedition's individuals.

I also noticed the following grammatical error in the sixth chapter:

“This is demeaning, Shayne said
[missing end quotation-mark]

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You have no idea how much I love feedback like this. It's comments like this that keep me, and most other writers motivated, especially when a story you're working hard on is struggling to get a lot of attention. Thank you so much, and I am very glad you're enjoying it.

Also, fixed the error. Thanks for pointing it out.

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You have no idea how much I love feedback like this...Thank you so much, and I am very glad you're enjoying it.

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It seems my web of genuine compliments & sentiments unintentionally lulled you into a false sense of security!

Now, I shall strike with a series of sucker-punches! After reading the recent blog-post wherein you mentioned re-writing "the first three chapters,", I closely re-examined Chapter 1 & found the following:
1)

The tan unicorn stallion who’d called out to them rolled his eyes, then turned back to the makeshift table in front of him and several others.

The word "stallion" there proves unnecessary & redundant since the pronouns "his" & "him" appear later in that same sentence, indicating the character's sex. Furthermore, that character is referenced as "the tan stallion" less than three paragraphs later & again less than two paragraphs after that ("The tan stallion across the table" & "The tan stallion pursed his lips" respectively).

2)

"in the middle of the Everfree forest"
"You’re going into the Everfree forest"​
"halfway into the Everfree forest"​
"penetrate the Everfree forest"

Being a proper name, the term "Everfree Forest" should always include a capital letter at the start of each word (see the Everfree Forest's wiki page for reference).

3)

You have been provided with a sealed envelope containing the parameters of your agreement that neither I, nor you are permitted to view until this briefing has been concluded and you are on your way.

That comma after "neither I" serves no purpose currently (possibly a typo). You could add another comma after "nor you" to change that phrase into a dependent clause & emphasize the speaker's point or you could simply cut the first comma.

4)

The auburn stallion seemed to seethe as his narrowed eyes scanned the unicorn’s face for emotion, and after a second, the earth pony nodded and let out another puff of smoke.

That first comma should come after "and" instead of "emotion"; otherwise, the conjunction "and" remains with the phrase "after a second," making the sentence a run-on.​
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However, that sentence already looks long; thus, I recommend splitting it into two separate sentences, preserving the writing's flow whilst simultaneously emphasizing the pause of "after a second": ​"The auburn stallion seemed to seethe as his narrowed eyes scanned the unicorn's face for emotion. After a second, the earth pony nodded and let out another puff of smoke."

5)

the orange pegasus stallion rattled on, his face lost in the map they’d been provided with, his voice sharp and well-articulated, his tone crisp.

Akin to the aforementioned "tan unicorn stallion" at the chapter's beginning, the word "stallion" here proves unnecessary & redundant since the pronoun "his" references that pegasus in the same sentence three times, indicating the character's sex.

6)

The pegasus hesitated, then nodded, turning to scramble up over the back of the wagon, ruffling the map a little in the process.

That sentence is a run-on since it goes: Independent Clause, Dependent Clause, Dependent Clause, Dependent Clause. You can rectify that issue by changing the excerpt to read as follows: ​ "The pegasus hesitated, then nodded. He turned & scrambled up over the back of the wagon, ruffling the map a little in the process."

7)

“You mean that business rep with the hardhat and the stick up his ass?”

*hard hat

8)

“Rusty spoke after a long moment of silence.

Random, unnecessary quotation-mark.

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Chill the jets a little. I appreciate the effort, but there don't need to be page-long comments about grammar under the story. You find any errors then you're more than free to send them to my inbox, or ask to hit me up on discord.

Besides, most of those are my stylistic preference and not actual errors.

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Only two (arguably three) of those issues could be called stylistic choices, not "most"; "most" of them (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, & 8) are grammatical errors.

I'll send any other grammatical errors I notice to your inbox.

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That calm, eerie atmosphere afforded me the impression that "Bloodwood" could develop into more of a psychological horror

Yes. Yes indeed.