Noora, 73 days in the desert.: I Am The Tree

This is one of the two stories I created for Noora. I was the tree, with strong roots and flexible branches. I was there to protect her. Every night, she slept in my arms, nestled among the flexible branches. She felt safe there. I summoned the moon (*) to illuminate her sleep, so she wouldn't be afraid of the dark.

Initially, the animals of the forest came to decide whether a human being could stay. They concealed their hearts but found only love, so they decided that she could remain in the tree as long as her heart stayed pure.

She adored this story and asked me to never harm the tree. I never did, even after she left, because I am still waiting for her to return one day.

(*) The picture of moon used is this drawing it was taken by myself using a Takahashi FS102NSV refractor and a QSI 532 WS-M1 astronomical camera using a Astrodon Ha5nm filter. You can check my astrophotos at https://www.astrobin.com/users/paulobao/