Returning Empty Handed Part 1

"Heh…" Blake snorted. He no longer believed any of this. He could tell there was definitely something wrong with this place. 

"Blake?" Mina landed on Blake's head. She did not understand what Blake was getting at, but she trusted him more than some tree.

"Mina, Regia, I am sorry to tell you this is no tree of life. If it was a tree of life, then there would be life flourishing throughout the entire zone it was protecting. But even as we speak, our life force is slowly attempting to be sapped. This tree may be able to hide it from others, but I can feel it. You are trying to steal the life force from my body, but you can't because it has been infused with condensed mana."  Blake's revelation stunned both Mina and Regia. Faana could care less about any of this, but even Noa looked stunned. Lillia's eyes were ice cold as she looked at this tree. "So this is just an ancient tree monster."