The forest was the world to the ancient tree,
and the ancient tree was the heart of the forest.

However, a battle against the rootless ones
brought destruction to the forest,
leaving the ancient tree alone in its grief.

Stricken with despair, the ancient tree
sipped away at the darkness of what was now the land of the dead,
and when life returned to the land,
the ancient tree remained darkened with the curse.

The rootless ones rejoiced
in the return of the forest, but..

The ancient tree, who once loved the forest so,
will never forgive the sins
of the rootless ones.