"These trees, are... are they alive? All of them are alive!"
Yul was startled.
Even though it was the Era of Mysteries, where people had the ability to control flames and thunderbolts, the sight of these Tree People, which only existed in stories, still left them awe-struck.
Princess Anna was not surprised, only tilting her snow-white chin up slightly, like a proud swan.
"What's there to be surprised about, huh? It's just Tree People!"
She selectively ignored the awkwardness she felt on her first visit; she was a princess, poised and elegant. How could she, like Uncle Yul and the others, have her jaw drop in amazement?
Impossible, she snorted.
As the dense forest parted, the view moved along the rocky mountain path to reveal an ancient sky-high tree, dozens of meters tall, with its crown swaying and countless green leaves falling, swirling around the ancient tree, as though, in a flash, one had entered a world of leaves.
