Gage looks at the elder. His eyes scanning and noting the gasping crowd. He also noted the woman that no one else seemed to see. Then again...he was a Spirit Warrior. Spirits and swordplay. And odd combonation yet those were his specialties. Spirits was his major specialty. He'd been born with Spirit Sight. And ability allowing him to do things far different from normal humans. He could even manipulate and use his own spiritual energy as a weapon or to enhance his weapon. At times if he built up enough he could lash out his spiritual energy like an arch of power.<br/><br/>He looks at the elder. He walks to the tree again. Touching its bark. "Hmm...I cannot do a full healing or even remove this curse. But I can do an energy burst and temporary healing upon your tree. Repowering so to speak. As far as returning your tree spirit to her tree....only she is able to do that. Sure someone of dark power could force it or try and bind her to it. But to do that you will lose the spirits trust. And as such lose your protection by the spirit." he says honestly.<br/><br/>He looks at the tree. Scanning the spiritual energy. "Any number of dark entities. My guess would be a Wraith Of Spirits Reaper. But there is other beings of darkness. As for why...perhaps you have something of worth that you do not know about. Or perhaps the spirit herself is what they are after. Kill the spirit at the source. Basically you kill the spirits power source you turn them into a wandering soul. As a wandering soul a spirit is thus up for grabs by good or evil. Even limbo could make a grab for the spirit."<br/><br/>He pauses as he'd just talked more than he ever had. "Anyways...I will do that temporary healing. Then I will need time alone with the tree and its spirit. I have a feeling your tree spirit has not gone far from her home." he says simply. And closing his eyes forces himself to forge a temporary connection to tree and spirit of the tree. Shooting his own spiritual energy and physical energy into the tree thus into the spirit. He doesn't stop til he has but a shred of energy and spiritual energy left. He sits down on his butt. Back against the tree.  "For you people i have made a temporary binding to the tree and the tree spirit. Used my own energy and spiritual energy. As such...I think I will stay here and rest. Perhaps you all would not mind sparing food and drink for the night?" he asks hopefully.<br/><br/>Falling mute and saying nothing further after that.