All Burnt Oak said he was going to do was cut down a tree for Hearth's Warming. All Applejack thought she'd have to deal with was hauling the tree out of the Everfree Forest.

But sometimes, nature fights back. Sometimes, the trees strike to kill.

Oops.

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A story written for Jinglemas, as my (second) gift to the lovely Akataja. They didn't get a story last year, and I figured that it was on my shoulders to try and make things right again.

Cover art is from Mariam Melkumyan, and will be removed upon request.