finds thorn-trees, but no loose thorns.

thinks that the shadows seem random at first... but as she attempts to harvest again, a Ryori materializes, leaping out from the shifting shadows!

makes a deep thrumming noise that seems to almost solidify the air, the waves of its voice a very... hypnotic pull, and eyes that... almost seem to stare right through.

yawns softly, politely covering it with a paw. "Most often found when harvesting physical things. You probably have seen it before."

status: sleeping.

Caspi looks at the trees. She equips her axe and hits at the thorns

Alyce tries to resist the pull. "W-who are you?" She stammers.

harvests a thorn-tree and gets 2 thorns and 3 quantum [unidentified].

successfully resists the pull.

"I am the tree's guardian," the ryori shrieks. The little ryori's shadow-tail whips to and fro. Clearly, he is quite agitated.

Skyrose yawns. "Do you think it's getting late?"

"Oh I'm sorry I didn't know!" Alyce says her voice sincere but her expression confused. "Why are you guarding a tree?" She asks

"Yes... the storms always last longer at night."

huffs some smoke out. "My reasons are my own. Let us simply say it is a debt that I can never repay..."

"Okay, so, might i ask where i am? And why you attacked me...?" Alyce questions.

shimmers partly into shadow. "I attacked you for hurting my tree. As for where you are... you are in a grove of leaf-trees, nothing more... nothing less. Do watch your step if you continue further." And with that, the Ryori fades into the shifting shadows of the leaves.

"Well... Goodbye... I guess?" Alyce looks very confused, She attemps using some qauntum and the leaves she harvested to make armor

crafts leafy armor. Alyce's current inventory: 1 scrap of cloth, 1 clump of moss, 1 mouse carcass, 1 gold coin, 2 relics [unidentified, R3], and 1 armor [blunt, R1].