At Last

The woman was tired, she ached and her eyes hurt from crying so much. there were no more tears left, they had dried up a few hours ago, but still she wandered through the woods, not knowing or caring where she was going.

The deeper she went, the more her heart ached, she just wanted to escape from all the pain, from the aching in her heart, and the terrible sadness in her soul, so deeper into the forest she walked.

Many eyes watched the woman as she walked with her head down, she did not see them but they watched her, wondering why she had come. Still she walked.

At last she started to slow down, and then stop. She looked up and around and was surprised to see that she was deep within the forest, then sun hidden above the trees and leaves. She looked around and spied a great old tree. His trunk was gnarled, and rough, his roots rose abouve the ground in many places, but he stood large and strong.

The woman sat with her back against the old tree nestled amoung his roots. Finally she lay her head down, and exhausted let her eyes close.

The old tree shivered gently, he could feel the womans sadness, and her fear. He whispered to her in her dreams and lowered his branches to cover her. The woman at last was safe He would stand watching over her, he would whisper her hurts away, and his ancient magick would heal her. The woman sighed in her sleep and cuddled into the trees trunk.