Chapter 96 - Chapter 96 - The Unconditional Love of the Golden Tree

After touching the body of the golden tree which is Nische's current form, I guided my soul power to the sleeping child floating in the middle of its consciousness. As I was trying to reach Nische's young form, I noticed that there seems to be a thick barrier that was trying to block my mana from entering his personal space. The barrier is doing everything it can from stopping anything from getting into the innermost part of the tree which is also it's most vulnerable point. Why would a tree set up this much defense in a territory he built himself? Was he being threatened by anybody before? Does he think that someone may try to hurt him while he is in a deep slumber?