She kept reminding herself that this was the last time she had to sing to the tree. She had read forward and checked. Because she needed to be prepared you know. Her vocal cords have gone through enough already. And to be honest, this time she dreaded the singing part the most. Because she had to sing her song the one that she wrote. Wasn't tempting. Unfortunately there was no way around it.

Almost done! She kept reminding herself.

Staring at the parchment with the song scribbled on it, Cassia sighed then started walking around the tree clockwise. It took a while till she decided which way was clockwise but she managed it eventually.

And the singing started…..

"Thank you, Alder, for your wood,
I hope you truly understood,
That I have no hand in this nor foot,
I'm just making a gandr 'cause I should,"

She made sure her voice was a bit louder than a whisper. No need to draw attention. Her song wasn't that good and she wasn't in the mood to hear annoying opinions. Phew! Done with the singing. She crumpled the parchment and shoved it into her pocket. What song?