The Divine Tree's Blessing
He was too scared to say a word even when his own wife was being offered up to serve the divine tree.
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The next day, a few muscular men brought a sedan chair to the village before dawn broke on the horizon.
According to the rules, the woman had to be blindfolded when she was delivered to the divine tree to prevent the location of the tree from being exposed.
"Drink this, Hailey," David said as he offered me a bowl of black liquid.
I took the bowl from him. The strong, herbal scent stung my nose. "What is this?"
"It's to calm your nerves, so you won't feel as much pain later," David explained with bright eyes.
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