The Book of Temples Chapter 46

Her People had need of weapons and ways, defense for forest city. Lady of Rain caused city’s trees to dig down deeply into the earth. The roots dug out rooms and formed into walls, creating homes safe and dry. The People gathered their household items and moved in under the ground. Beneath the soil the roots hollowed roads connecting all of the homes. People could do work and visit others. There too were plazas and parks. The forest swallowed all of the buildings except for the Child God’s temple. All remnants were gone. No raiders could find the city that once lived here. But still the temple must be protected, so guard towers were devised. Lady of Rain grew massive, hollow trees with hidden platforms on top. The trees were healthy growing in this way. Though hollow, they were still strong. The underground roads led to these towers. Thus they were secretly manned. The treetop towers had connecting ropes, thin paths unseen from the ground.