The Wildwood Arrow (2013)
“The tree-man moaned and shook his arms. Leaves fell. The whole trunk shuddered and gradually the tree warmed from green-brown to a human colour, as if a child was shading in its body with a felt-tip.
“Stifle with stems. Bind with roots. Deep in the earth,” rumbled the tree in a voice just like Stingwood’s. The bottom of the trunk became two long legs and one of the branches became a walking stick. The broad-framed man wrenched his feet from the ground, breaking free from tangled roots and s...howering the place with earth.
Laney stared. It was Stingwood. She could hardly believe it.
“No! There’s no time for this!” Stingwood growled, kicking the roots that were still trying to cling to his feet. “Release me! I have important things to do!” He lumbered away through the forest, still shedding leaves from his clothes and hair.
Laney raced through the trees, nearly colliding with Fletcher.MoreLess
“Stifle with stems. Bind with roots. Deep in the earth,” rumbled the tree in a voice just like Stingwood’s. The bottom of the trunk became two long legs and one of the branches became a walking stick. The broad-framed man wrenched his feet from the ground, breaking free from tangled roots and s...howering the place with earth.
Laney stared. It was Stingwood. She could hardly believe it.
“No! There’s no time for this!” Stingwood growled, kicking the roots that were still trying to cling to his feet. “Release me! I have important things to do!” He lumbered away through the forest, still shedding leaves from his clothes and hair.
Laney raced through the trees, nearly colliding with Fletcher.MoreLess
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