Chapter 05 - The Trouble with Treebles

## Characters

* Elder Mohawk
* Light Warden
* Willow Druid
* Acacia (Willow Druid's tree friend)

## Story

### **5-1 Tree Troubles**

In an unsurprising turn of events, Willow Druid's friend, Acacia, is located somewhere deep in the forest.

### 5-1-1 Paths of Glory

Our Heroes find that the only trail is also being used by the Hollows for nefarious deeds like walking and being scary.

### 5-1-2 Maple Glory

Stopping for a drink, our adventurers have time for one moment of peace and many moments of Hollow smashing.

### **5-2 That's Owl Folks!**

The party encounter an owl on a bridge, who asks them to turn back. Our heroes decline, citing their heroic nature.

### 5-2-1 Owl Get You Next Time!

The owl, who our heroes assume built this bridge, could have done a better job of making it Hollow-proof.

### 5-2-2 Sign Of the Times

Our trailblazers come to a sign in the road that should say "Danger Ahead", but does not.

### **5-3 Son Of A Birch**

In which our heroes learn that trees can have faces and also cheat at cards.

#### Dialogue

* Light Warden - Huh, it looks like that tree has a face.
* Willow Druid - Oh yeah, that's Aspen. He's scum.
* Elder Mohawk - How can a tree be scum?
* Light Warden - He cheats at cards.
* Elder Mohawk - Oh that kind of scum...Wait! I cheat at cards! Am I scum?
* Light Warden - It isn't technically cheating if you announce it to the table before doing so.
* Elder Mohawk - Well, I like to keep things honest.

### 5-3-1 Up A Tree

If they weren't rushing to save Willow Druid's friend, or being chased by Hollows, our heroes would stop and smell the tulips.

### 5-3-2 Pine and Dash

Our party stops for a quick bite to eat, but their meal is interrupted by hungry Hollows.

### **5-4 Block it to me!**

After finding a block covered in strange runes, our heroes decide to move on because the block is just too heavy.

### 5-4-1 Sa-Lootin'

Seeing ruins in the distance, our explorers decide to leave the path to see what kind of loot they can find.

### 5-4-2 Cedar Shanty

Our heroes break out into song, which attracts a small group of musically inclined Hollows.

### **5-5 Into the Ruins**

A squirrel informs our Heroes that there were once great treasures in the ruins, but now there are only normal treasures left.

### 5-5-1 What're Ya, Wal-nuts?!

Storming through the ruins, our crusaders have little time to appreciate the history of their surroundings.

### 5-5-2 A Bitternut Pill

Hollows are converging on the location of Willow Druid's friend. Will our avengers make it in time?

### **5-6 The Nick of Pine**

Our heroes reach Willow Druid's leafy friend with moments to spare. Some are surprised by the Acacia's leafiness.

#### Dialogue

* Willow Druid - Acacia, you're safe!
* Light Warden - Oh, Acacia is a tree. I really should have figured that out sooner.
* Elder Mohawk - We came all this way for a tree? But we have plenty of firewood.
* Willow Druid - Firewood!? Elder! you need to apologize right now.
* Elder Mohawk - Why? I don't want to chop her down. As I said, we have plenty of fire--
* Willow Druid - ELDER!

### 5-6-1 The Slipperiest Elm

Sure of Acacia's safety, our heroes follow the trail of corruption deeper into the forest.

### 5-6-2 Suddenly Sycamore

The forest is thick with Hollows. It is also thick with trees, but that's to be expected.

### 5-7 Sapiosensual

The king discovers he has a not-so-secret admirer. And also maybe allergies.

### =Dialogue

* Elder Mohawk - I keep waking up covered in leaves.
* Willow Druid - Ha! I knew Acacia was smitten with you!
* Elder Mohawk - What do you mean?
* Willow Druid - Don't think of them as leaves. Think of them as love notes.
* Elder Mohawk - Ugh, why does love have to be so itchy.