Thanks! :D
The cypher was an idea from Whyms and it's a bit unusual for a game, but it adds a bit of extra puzzling. It would also have been possibly to just check all the trees, but if you're prepared to work on the cypher, you get the reward.
Very pleased to hear you liked both the art and story. We were really keen on trying to keep the narrative part captivating as we had no idea how much we'd get done gameplay-wise, and I think all-in-all the result has been reasonably solid, even if there are a lot of things I'd like to work on on it in future.
Thanks for commenting!