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In a smoky tavern on the edge of a great forest, three weary men share ale and idle chatter, while an old forester named Barthold launches into a lyrical rumination about trees. He treats a solitary trunk as a living being, describing its breath, its blood‑like sap and the way a felled trunk resembles a human corpse. The listeners – a boisterous innkeeper, a sharp‑eyed fellow named Mühler, and a grinning Tobias – are amused and perplexed by his reverent, almost mystical lecture.

Beyond the clinking glasses, the forester’s words echo his deeper connection to the woods he protects. His reverence hints at a secret bond with the forest, a sense of duty that may soon be tested by forces both natural and human. As the night deepens, the characters find themselves drawn into a world where the line between man and tree blurs, promising a journey that will explore loyalty, belief, and the hidden rhythms of the wild.

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