The hermit woke to voices in the Sacred Forest. By tradition, their people left them to their own devices.
Curious, the hermit threw on a cloak and stepped out of their hovel to investigate. They paused and hid when they saw the grotesque aliens.
The beings were short, squat bipeds with only two stumpy arms.
They had heard of them, a raider species obsessed with collecting resources across the galaxy. By the number of mechanical saws and other tools they carried, they intended to harm the Sacred Forest.
The hermit decided to teach these Humans the error of their ways.

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