With a graceful hop, Yarnha left the branch she was standing on and landed on the ground.
The Monster brought its center of gravity forward and bent its knees.
A dozen tree roots left the ground around the Spirit.
They swayed and dangled around it like tails.
"You're right. Trapping intruders in, that's how the Forest feeds itself. Interfering this way... Must be my third or fourth time in-"
It took no time for the Monster's claws to suddenly appear in front of Yarnha's eyes.
Crash-
Crack-
Bam-
Unable to properly control the speed with which its body was moving, the Monster crashed into a tree, breaking its trunk, and rolled on the ground multiple times.
"What was that?" The Spirit, who had disappeared into the ground below, asked after reappearing, its upper body emerging from a tree's trunk.
The Monster rose to its feet, and took back the same posture as earlier.
