More people squeezed through the gaps beneath the tree wall.
Amatoran grasped the combat axe with both hands, hesitated several times, and finally lowered it. "Relay the command, we're leaving this place."
Alice gazed at the giant tree Long Branch had become, and froze for a moment: "But it...?"
"Don't worry, human." Short Beard said in a gruff voice, as a shadow of deep blue descended swiftly from above the canyon. The Tree People swung their long arms and smashed it back into the stone wall, shattering it.
It turned back, a serene expression on its silent face, "We originate from a seed, born on this land. But Ether's cycle will eventually return to this earth, connecting it with you, with our mother. Return is not an end; every life has a day to say goodbye."
Alice gently opened her mouth.
Amatoran laid down the combat axe and said in silence: "Let's go, let's have a look at that forest."
