“The woods were destroying the house, sir, pushing the walls both up and out- that’s why the beams are there. We aren't welcome here but we adapt and survive as best we can.”
They had their reason to be there. It kept them, and the fight back, going strong. The hearts of every other forest and wood had already been taken, the trees stopped. This one, though, was proving trickier to defeat.
“But we are almost there, sir. Our current shaft, though constantly under attack from roots, is even now burrowing up under the head tree. It'll soon be over.”
Written for the Light and Shade Challenge from the following picture prompt:
They had their reason to be there. It kept them, and the fight back, going strong. The hearts of every other forest and wood had already been taken, the trees stopped. This one, though, was proving trickier to defeat.
“But we are almost there, sir. Our current shaft, though constantly under attack from roots, is even now burrowing up under the head tree. It'll soon be over.”
Written for the Light and Shade Challenge from the following picture prompt:
Image courtesy of Wikipedia Commons, taken by Johann H. Addicks - addicks@gmx.net used under the Creative Commons Agreement
Note: Earlier rejected titles: The woods fought back and There will be sap
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