At the foot of the staircase fully composed of intricately weaved vines, Leon arrived with the Lilith, while the tree spirit tagged along curiously. While waiting for the others to gather, Leon took the time to inspect the staircase.
At first glance, it was clear that the intricately weaved staircase of vines was not naturally formed, which answered Leon's previous doubts about the tree spirit. The tree spirit had in fact interacted with people before. Although Leon had yet to confirm if these people were humans, it was clear that they were intelligent beings.
"These vines don't seem to be a part of the elder tree. It seems unnatural and mismatched. There aren't any other vines seen elsewhere around the tree." Lilith remarked.
"Considering the number of vines needed to weave out this intricate but firm staircase, it could just mean that all the vines had been collected and concentrated here, but no, you're right. It wasn't a part of the elder tree."