Reborn as a tree, it gains devotion power that blooms a white five-petaled flower whose scent restores an elder's youth, prompting cavemen to form the Tree Clan under Bran. Migrants want to settle, splitting the clan, so Bran asks the tree to absorb them. The tree learns to speak by shaping vocal cords and gives Bran a petal, granting him essence power; Bran leaves to confront the Turtle Clan protected by a Void Turtle. The tree heals a wounded bee, names it Sting, and sends it to scout a snake-raising clan, leaving the tree to prepare.