In a lush, hidden valley flourishes the village of Ashar, where the laws of gravity behave quite differently. Here, gravity not only pulls objects towards the ground but also towards any nearby trees. The force of this arboreal attraction is such that small objects, and even people's hair, will always lean slightly towards the nearest tree. The force is not strong enough to pull people off their feet but is enough to sway loose clothes and other lightweight items.

Two residents of Ashar, Eko and Kamilah, are having a picnicking beneath the colossal Elder Tree, which is situated at the center of the valley and has a gravitational pull significantly stronger than that of the smaller trees scattered throughout the village. As they sit on the picnic blanket, they observe their fellow villagers passing by at various distances from the Elder Tree.

Eko notices that some villagers walking closer to the Elder Tree have their clothes and hair dramatically swept towards it, while those further away seem only slightly affected. Curious about the phenomenon, Eko proposes a game to Kamilah: They will observe the next passerby, Chandra, who is known for wearing a long, flowing scarf, and try to predict how the scarf will behave as Chandra walks in a straight line from the northern edge of the valley toward the southern edge, passing by the Elder Tree at different distances.

Chandra begins her walk from the northern edge, where there are no significant trees, heading southward. Eko and Kamilah watch closely. How will Chandra's scarf behave as she makes her journey across the valley, in relation to the Elder Tree and smaller trees around? What will Eko and Kamilah observe as Chandra moves at varying proximities to the differing sources of gravitational pull?
As Chandra starts her walk from the northern edge of the valley, where there are no significant trees nearby, her scarf hangs straight down due to the traditional gravitational pull of the ground. Eko and Kamilah observe that there is no swaying towards any trees at this point since there are no arboreal gravitational influences in the immediate vicinity.

As Chandra moves further south and encounters the gravitational pull of the smaller trees scattered throughout the village, Eko and Kamilah notice a slight attraction of the scarf towards these trees. However, the effect is mild because the trees are small, and Chandra is not very close to any single one. The scarf begins to sway gently, with the side closer to a tree leaning subtly in that direction.

As she continues her trek, Chandra begins to approach the outskirts of the Elder Tree's influence. The substantial gravitational pull of this colossal tree is now competing with that of the smaller trees and the traditional gravitational pull towards the ground. Eko and Kamilah see the scarf gradually starting to be drawn more towards the Elder Tree--no longer hanging straight down or subtly towards the smaller trees but now displaying a noticeable lean towards the Elder Tree's direction.

When Chandra arrives at the point closest to the Elder Tree, the whimsical arboreal gravity is at its strongest. Her scarf doesn't touch the ground anymore; instead, it's pulled horizontally towards the grand tree, flowing in the air as if caught in a breeze directed towards the Elder Tree. It is at this moment that the scarf's behavior is most dramatic, extending out almost as if reaching for the tree itself.

As Chandra passes the point closest to the Elder Tree and continues her journey southward, the scarf's attraction to the Elder Tree decreases since the distance between them increases. Eko and Kamilah witness the scarf beginning to fall back towards the ground gradually, though still maintaining a slight tilt towards the Elder Tree as long as Chandra remains within the radius of its significant gravitational influence.

Finally, as Chandra moves towards the southern edge of the valley, the smaller trees on that end begin to exert their own, weaker gravitational pull on the scarf, causing a gentle sway in their direction. The effect from the Elder Tree wanes until it is no longer the dominant force on the scarf.

As a result of their observations, Eko and Kamilah deduce that the gravitational pull of the Elder Tree on objects like Chandra's scarf is strongest when these objects are closest to the tree. This arboreal gravitational attraction alters the expected behavior of objects like the scarf, which otherwise would be influenced only by the regular pull towards the ground. As Chandra moves away from the Elder Tree and past other smaller trees, the scarf's behavior transitions from leaning towards the small trees to being dramatically pulled by the Elder Tree, and finally back to a milder sway towards the smaller trees in the south. Throughout this journey, the scarf serves as a visible indicator of the invisible gravitational influences at play in the mystical valley of Ashar.