"The Mother of Forests had twenty witches in her coven," Nyrielle said, gazing into Ashlynn's emerald eyes as she watched the thoughts turning over in her mind. "She spread them across the world to reclaim the soil of the earth from frozen wasteland, and every year, the scattered, surviving Eldritch clans grew stronger because of the gifts her trees provided to the people…"
"Twenty one," Ashlynn said with a faint smile. "She had seven witches of the branch, seven of the nut and seven of the fruit. She gave the people strong wood to shelter them from the cold and to burn hot through the winter nights, hearty nuts to last through winters that were still far too long, and sweet fruits to delight them and give them hope for brighter days."
