Arialla wasn't sure where the idea to hang baubles on the strange sapling had come from, but it seemed like a fun little activity. The idea that the plant might like it didn't strike her as so strange, coming as she did from a land of nymphs and dryads.
Of course, Arialla turned to the sea for her little gift. She was certain she could find a good seashell to hang on the tree's branches, and while she was out here, she might as well pick up some other shells or pretty detritus to trade. Now ... what kind of shell would an animated tree like? She picked along the tide line, pocketing a few pieces of sea glass as she searched for the perfect ornament.
please don't take my sunshine away
