Before giving the mother back her child, the tree spoke one more time for everyone in the temple to hear. "I have chosen this child to be the holder of the seed. She must not know of this till she is older. A time of great despair is coming and only she will know how to help." After that, the great tree gave the child back to the mother and settled back down. All the priests that had gathered, were speechless. The head priest smiled slightly and looked down at the child laying in her mother's arms. He was in awe of the child lying there without a care in the world, not even realizing the huge burden that was just put on her at such an early age.
The mother didn't care at all that she could no longer have any more cubs. She has wanted a female for a long time now and was grateful for the child she now has. She slowly walks out of the moon pool still looking down at her very quiet baby. The head priest put his hand out to help the mother out of the pool.
"Your child has been blessed by the great tree. When she transforms into her beast for the first time and if she doesn't, still, please allow her to come work in the temple and be a caregiver to the great tree?" The mother thought it over. Not only did the great tree save her precise daughter's life but also gave her the seed as a blessing. This child will become powerful and give the mother great things. This excited the mother even more.
"Yes. My daughter should show thanks to the great tree, and I believe this is a great way to show it."
The mother bows to the priest as a sign of respect and walks out of the temple back home to her family. She transforms back into a black leopard. She picks up the baby by the fur that it's wrapped in and slowly carries it back.
Everything then goes back to normal. The head priest turns to look at the great tree with wonder and admiration. No one knows the real reason why the tree gave its seeds to an infant baby. No one knows the great decimation that will come to their peaceful valley.