Bringing the tree home...

He had been gone for days, forced by the star trees' rareness to go deeper into the wood than any winter previous. They were fewer these last few years, and harder to find. So with almost no rations remaining, and his will failing, he lucked upon his quarry. Now, after a days walk through the darkness, near blind with exhaustion, he finally sees the fading warmth of his home and his heart lifts. He can almost see the relieved and loving expressions on his wife and child's face, knowing that he has returned to them, and they may survive on the warmth and nourishment of the tree's star for another year.