No matter how much you avoid it, it will come, and faster than you expected. Gie looked at Dawey, waiting for him to speak while Mhir felt that her mind became blank. Everything she heard is too much for her to handle.
This time, Filur finally spoke. “Because they became impure.” He answered.
“’impure’?” Gie and Mhir muttered.
Filur nodded in affirmation. “Dawey just told you about the mother tree’s influence, right?” he asked.
“Yes.” Gie and Mhir answered with a nod.
“Through her influence, she conveys her thoughts towards all the beings in the Other Shore. One example is the name of the Other Shore.” Filur explained.
Gie opened his mouth to speak, but no word came out.
Filur nodded at him, indicating that he knew what he wanted to say. “Yes. It is as you guessed. The mother tree b
