Beloved Hero; A man and his tree
With apologies to the Tolkien Estate, the owner of these characters.
The tree saw the man approach. It was love; or rather infatuation at first sight.
The fact that he was pierced with arrows only made him more appealing in its bark-shrouded eyes.
Overcome, the man collapsed. The tree moved forward to support him and caress him with its tender green branches. It shed its leaves to provide a soft bed for him to lie upon.
One of man's companions approached and knelt at his side. Jealously, the tree dropped twigs upon him, but he heeded them not.
The wounded hero breathed his last. The tree wept bitter tears of sap.