They were the gods of the Children of the Forest, who were there even before the First Men, and they were also the gods of the First Men. There aren't many stories, and there are no septs or clergy, but people who hold to them believe that they're in every leaf and rock and river, and that they watch men through heart trees — weirwoods that the Children carved with faces. A lot of Northerners believe that men can't be false before a heart tree. That makes it the place to make any sort of vow or to take an oath.
I'm sure that a man can be false no matter where he makes a vow if it's a vow he doesn't intend to keep, but at least it matters to some people.
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I'm sure that a man can be false no matter where he makes a vow if it's a vow he doesn't intend to keep, but at least it matters to some people.