Ivy:
The tree had swallowed us, giving way to a whole new light for us to walk by.
I could hear the tree moving, hear its heart, and hear its steady breathing.
It was alive, just alive as I.
"Where are we?" I asked the Goddess, who didn't seem nearly as phased as me by this new magic or our new surroundings.
"Somewhere safe, Ivy. You need not be afraid. Arbor's bark is much worse than his bite." She laughed lightheartedly.
I cautiously stepped off the last step onto a floor that looked alive with movement but was as still as stone.
"Isn't that right, Arbor?" she asked, sounding like a ticked-off mother.
"After this, I owe you nothing, and I expect never to see you again." A low rumble came from the roots hanging above us.
"That was the deal, yes." She muttered, looking very uninte
