[ Oh. It's not even a work of fiction, which makes sense given that these are the Archives, but still... Ori is always in awe that Trahearne enjoys reading this stuff. Unfortunately, she's only paying half attention to the reading material and misses the juicy gossip - because getting to explain tree gossip is much more fun, for her. ]

What? Is that silly?

[ She puts the book back down and smiles. ]

It's a little bit like how animals hibernate for the winter. They drop their leaves to conserve energy through the cold weather. Well - some trees do, at least. Maybe that makes you and your siblings a bit more like evergreen trees... Hmm?

[ She blinks curiously at the white paper bag, tilting her head to one side. ]