Moonspear ^_____________________^

But the tree did not relent entirely. It was fascinating, watching Glaukos troubleshoot. She thought about offering to help, though Treepie was pretty useless in this endeavor. She had neither his brute strength, nor his seemingly keen sense for physics. He knew exactly what he was doing, so she stood by and observed.

He shoved down a smaller tree, removing the first tree’s crutch and sending both earthward. Glaukos ducked out of the way, incidentally blocking her view. Or perhaps it was deliberate. She blinked up at him, realizing he was trying to shelter her as she felt the impact shudder beneath their feet. Her ears twitched at the noise, which quickly lapsed into silence.

Stepping around him, Treepie beheld the downed trees and said simply, Nice.