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Oak Tree: “I am Oak”
Quercius: “Why are you here”
Oak Tree: “Oak does not live here”
Quercius: “Why did Onwen plant you here”
Oak Tree: “Father made Oak”
Quercius: “Why did Father make Oak”
Oak Tree: “Oak is strong”
Oak Tree: “Oak spreads far”
Quercius: “Is anything buried beneath you”
Oak Tree: “Earth and stone are beneath Oak”
Quercius: “Do you guard anything?”
Oak Tree: “Oak guard Father”
Quercius: “You guard Onwen”
Oak Tree: “Oak guard Father”
Quercius: “Is Onwen Father?”
Oak Tree: “No”
Quercius: “Who is Father?”
Oak Tree: “Father left; Oak cannot guard”
Quercius: “How did Father leave?”
Oak Tree: “Oak Father taken”
Quercius: “Was Father Bez Drock?
Oak Tree: “No”
Quercius: “Did Father have two legs?”
Oak Tree: “No”
Quercius: “Was Father an oak or another tree?
Oak Tree: “No”
Quercius: “Was Father connected to mithril symbol (as shown to Oak by Quercuis)?
Oak Tree: “Yes”
Quercius: “Where was Father when Father was being guarded by Oak?”
Oak Tree: “Here” 
Quercius: “Was Father inside Oak?”
Oak Tree: “Yes”
Quercius: “What did Father do when he was here?”
Oak Tree: “Guard”
Quercius: “When did Father go away?” (Few days ago or many)”
Oak Tree: “Not long” 
Quercius: “Did someone take Father away or did Father just leave?”
Oak Tree: “Taken away”
Quercius: “Does Oak know where Father is now?”
Oak Tree: “No, dead” 
Quercius: “What is Oak’s purpose now?”
Oak Tree: “None, will die soon”
Quercius: “Did Onwen pass through Oak?”
Oak Tree: “No”
Quercius: “Did Onwen carry stuff into Oak?”
Oak Tree: “No”
Quercius: “Have any other people arrived or departed through Oak?”
Oak Tree: “No”
Quercius: “Does Oak know of White Tree?”
Oak Tree: “Yes, won’t say”
Quercius: “Did world seem brighter to Oak when Father inside Oak?”
Oak Tree: “Yes” 
Quercius: “Did people who took Father away threaten Oak?”
Oak Tree: “No”
Quercius: “Why did Father return to mithril symbol?”
Oak Tree: “Eh..?” 
Quercius: “Did Father leave any messages with Oak for those who come asking questions?”
Oak Tree: “No”
Quercius: “How long will it be before Father returns to a tree?”
Oak Tree: “Don’t know”
Quercius: “Oak is worthy of great honour for its guarding – anything we can do to ease its passing?”
Oak Tree: “Take child”
Quercuis: “Take child where?”
No answer
 
 
The college of Bards is aware of these conversations (Phinon - a senior member acted as intermediary) who seemed bit bored to start with but increasingly interested/puzzled/amused as conversation went on.  Q. has no idea what religion he is – from training one would have assumed Wildwood but his approach seems more Barosan.
 
Q. has asked the College of Bards to do a legend lore on the mithril symbol remains – will take a few days.
 
There is an oak sapling in the garden which has (presumably) been allowed to grow by Onwen rather than cleared away as a weed.  Q. believes it to be transplantable.
 
All this for 100 xp’s – next time she’ll just mug someone on a street corner.