[ The ground is crunchy the closer he gets to the tree, laden with the uncountable leaves that have fallen from its branches with the wind and rain, and dried atop irregular terrain full of sprawling roots which protrude here and there. The specimen truly is gigantic, its trunk so thick that maybe not even twenty men with their arms linked in a row could come close to circling it, its shadows looming over the entire area and dwarfing everything else in sight. Lush green adorns every corner, a sign of vitality and strength; for as long as this tree seems to have lived already, it's just as likely to see countless of other centuries pass it by. A constant reminder of how transient people are in the face of nature.
From up there, Leto should know, it's possible to see the whole area like in the palm of one's hand, so it wouldn't be that surprising if his own approach to the river had been spotted too, no matter how guarded or secretive.
There's motion above, something alive that reacts as he approaches, but hidden well in a blind spot where the sun in the sky makes it impossible to look without blinking at this hour of day. And before that view clears and the eye is able to adjust, whatever was moving there's already gone, but that's just as well because... ]
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From up there, Leto should know, it's possible to see the whole area like in the palm of one's hand, so it wouldn't be that surprising if his own approach to the river had been spotted too, no matter how guarded or secretive.
There's motion above, something alive that reacts as he approaches, but hidden well in a blind spot where the sun in the sky makes it impossible to look without blinking at this hour of day. And before that view clears and the eye is able to adjust, whatever was moving there's already gone, but that's just as well because... ]