If, in your digging or tilling or planting, you come upon a strange root that looks like nothing you've ever seen, and no amount of pulling seems to bring you to its source, it is best to leave it be. It might just be a root from the Motherheart, in which case you want it to remain healthy and right where it is. That is what keeps our land thriving, after all. — Ester Pynty, The Way We Weave
The Motherheart is a mythical structure, said to be the heart of
Ulaa. The stories say that its roots spread throughout
the springlands, bringing life and nutrients to all of the things that grow within its borders.
It is real, of course, but most Springish folk treat it as a folktale. And
the Verdant Quarter likes it that way. Much easier to protect something that not everyone believes is real, after all.
