Orion did not stopped walking until he reached the tree and stood under it for a period of time before he decided to climb up on its boughs and settle there. He found a wide comfortable branch and laid there as he closed his eyes.
"Why are you calling me?" he whispered into the tree. A soft wind touched his skin as an answer. The wind did not leave and instead caressed his hair in a comforting way.
Resting there miraculously calmed his mind and lightened his body. It was a relief he had been looking for a long time now. He slowly fell asleep and once again entered his sea of consciousness where the saw the child awake. He was currently in a good mood and did not see any of those shadows that were lurking around.
