This is a good example to compare it with AI work, as this image gives me a lot of information that I suppose you wanted to provide:
The contrast between some blunt violence and peaceful, beautiful and soft nature (butterfly, spider web), a settlement overgrowth, the cart and chest at the background inform me a lot of what probably happened here.
Maybe I am missing my mark here, but if I saw this in an RPG, I can immediately understand the situation (I am safe, but some past danger unraveled in this place and it might be close-ish, there might be some loot and some clues).
This is a good example to compare it with AI work, as this image gives me a lot of information that I suppose you wanted to provide:
Maybe I am missing my mark here, but if I saw this in an RPG, I can immediately understand the situation (I am safe, but some past danger unraveled in this place and it might be close-ish, there might be some loot and some clues).
Soft nature? A spider near a butterfly. There is a layer you missed!
Oooh cool, so danger was nearer than I thought.
This is definitely an ambush.