And after the plants that had been binding the Tree Man left, the liberated Tree Man remained motionless in place.
But it hadn't died; in fact, some of the injuries it had originally suffered had regenerated and healed.
Such an extremely dangerous being, yet bizarrely lay idle in place.
["What did you do? Did you strike a deal with it?"]
Nenasha was quite surprised by this, even she couldn't figure out exactly what Herbert had done, she only vaguely sensed Herbert was communicating with something.
Did the Fallen actually turn an enemy into a friend this way?
It's not like this Evil God to pick a quarrel, but Paladin, whose side are you really on?
"It wasn't a chat with him."
Herbert guessed what Nenasha was thinking, and counter-asked, "Haven't you guessed what I truly awakened?"
"Have you noticed—it is, in fact, a plant?"
["Hmm? Now of course it's… oh!"]
Nenasha had already fallen into a thought trap, but instantly realized the true situation when reminded.
