Blackfeather Woods I'm starting to notice a sound

There were strange things about the woods that didn't sit that well with Taikon. In particular, they had been warned about some kind of odd tree. For most of their time within the woods, Taikon had given the sacred tree a wide berth, if for no other reason than he didn't have any desire to discuss religion. His concerns were around Takiyok's healing and @Zephyr, although the latter had completely cut him out.
That day, it was cold, even amidst the shelter of the trees. The crows mulled about overhead, creating awful noise from their mobbing that he wanted to be rid of. He moved in a wide circle closer to the interior of the woods, intaking scents, annoyed but calm.
Perhaps he should have returned to Takiyok and Taktuq. Instead, he sniffed at the forbidden area beyond, wondering what lie there.