[this is the first time he's been asked to explain the Tree to someone not even from his world, though, and he can already tell that it will be rough going. maybe if he knew the allegory of Plato's cave, it'd be easier, but he's totally without the tools of Western philosophy here. how do you explain existing?]
The Tree is... the Tree. The World Tree. Its name is Yggdrasil. All the nine realms rest on its branches, and the wellspring of the worlds is at its roots.
[he takes a breath, trying to think; this is the trickier part to explain, and also aware he's going to fail at it.]
It's not... like... you normally see its branches or roots in the world, if you're not looking for them. But they're all around. That's how everything keeps living. If you get closer to it-- I don't mean, physically closer, but-- anyway, if you do, you can see.
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[this is the first time he's been asked to explain the Tree to someone not even from his world, though, and he can already tell that it will be rough going. maybe if he knew the allegory of Plato's cave, it'd be easier, but he's totally without the tools of Western philosophy here. how do you explain existing?]
The Tree is... the Tree. The World Tree. Its name is Yggdrasil. All the nine realms rest on its branches, and the wellspring of the worlds is at its roots.
[he takes a breath, trying to think; this is the trickier part to explain, and also aware he's going to fail at it.]
It's not... like... you normally see its branches or roots in the world, if you're not looking for them. But they're all around. That's how everything keeps living. If you get closer to it-- I don't mean, physically closer, but-- anyway, if you do, you can see.