Ethan glanced down at his textbook again, looking for the proper procedure. He had to ask his chosen tree for permission now and he knew it was more than just saying, can I cut off one of your branches.. He scanned the text quickly, then looked back up at the tree with a friendly sort of smile.

Sunwise was clockwise and Ethan began walking in that direction around the tree. He completed one revolution around the Laurel, simply keeping his eyes on the tree. As he made his way around for the second time, he began to speak to it. "Hey there, Laurus nobilis.." he addressed the tree with a smile as he reached out to touch the leaves. "So, as awesome as you are," he continued as he walked around. "I was hoping it would be alright with you if I could use a part of you to create a Gandr.. it's a runic wand and one of your branches would embody its magic." That was something cool, yeah? Certainly the tree would be alright with that..

Once he was done talking, the boy found that he had completed three circles around the tree. Perfect. Oh and.. "If you don't mind, I'd like a few leaves too.." You know, for cooking.. He was sure his girlfriend would appreciate a few bay leaves since she loved to cook so much.