Reading back on Ulth's description of the knotted, grey trees reminded me of something I read a while back (http://somemangas.com/alt/Uzumaki/17/mangareader.net/12/). This may have coloured my interpretation of them slightly, thinking of them as more creey than they actually are. If this is the case, I apologise and I'll edit some hysterics out of that post.<br/>