798 The Root of the Problem (Part 2)

"None of the three great Countries can allow the Undead Courts to have such a stable foothold. Not with the current migration of undead both boosting their numbers and resources.

"If Erlik gets his hands on the plants' Gate network, he will achieve a high seat in the Courts, and in turn the Courts will become able to travel Garlen without restrictions, something that so far we managed to prevent."

"Draugr Treant?" Quylla said. "I thought that plants couldn't be turned into undead."

"That's only part of the truth." Lyta said. "Unlike you fleshlings, our bond with life is so strong that undeath can't reach us unless we wish so. For the same reason, those of us who choose to give up on life are scorned and expelled from our society.

"Yet our law only applies to those too weak to face its enforcers. By defeating Leannan's constables, Erlik has gained the right to defy her law and challenge her rule."