The ash and the morel have an understanding. Actually, more than an understanding, rather they are pining, not for the Fjords but for each other.
The voluptuous German noun “Sehnsucht” tangibly conveys the feeling between the tree and the mushroom. It means seeking to fulfill a longing caused by a passion unrealized. They can never become one and yet they are united by subterraneously clasped mycelia and mycorrhiza from the fungus and the tree respectively. A clandestine affair you might say.
Not unlike the sudden unexplained and spontaneous attraction between strangers at separate tables in a room. They know not the reason for the mutual sympathy and yet return, hoping to solve the mystery. An emotion of solitude tempered by intimacy as eyes reach across the room. A subliminal nod and a veiled smile, in silent recognition.