A Vision of Choices: Part 2

Inside the tree is a small room, decorated with items that would imply a permanent residence. A bed covered in red sheets sits across from a wooden table covered in papers and maps. Strange devices hang from silvery cords just out of reach, and the room is lit by a single glowing orb suspended in the center of the trunk. The papers on the table are written in a language you have never seen, but you can make out something that looks like a mechanical design, focusing on several orbs aligning around a hexagon. The rest of the papers seem to be individual reports of various plant life, with illustrations and either a green or red marker at the top.

You are so enraptured by these designs that you don't notice anyone enter the room after you, but the sudden blow to the back of your head drops you to your knees. Before your vision goes dark, you can hear the sound of a wooden cane, tapping against the floor.