( it's hard to miss the giant tree that sits in the middle of the moat, and trying to take in the whole scope of the damn thing just leaves Kate with a sore neck as the boat sails over the water and drops another group of newcomers off.
so this is the way up, huh? sure looks that way, as she circles the base and sees nothing but natural hand and footholds jutting out and providing a path. hands on hips, Kate doesn't jump straight into the business of climbing the damn thing, instead mentally drawing lines and routes between knots and vines, debating where magic would be useful to save time and physical energy.
she turns the corner, one hand reaching up to grab at the ledge a mushroom creates to test the durability of the spongy fungus, in a move that may, to passing strangers, look like she's hesitating to take the first step up onto the tree.
after all, it's a long trip up, and it would be easy for well-meaning passers by to assume trepidation in taking the first step, right? )
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so this is the way up, huh? sure looks that way, as she circles the base and sees nothing but natural hand and footholds jutting out and providing a path. hands on hips, Kate doesn't jump straight into the business of climbing the damn thing, instead mentally drawing lines and routes between knots and vines, debating where magic would be useful to save time and physical energy.
she turns the corner, one hand reaching up to grab at the ledge a mushroom creates to test the durability of the spongy fungus, in a move that may, to passing strangers, look like she's hesitating to take the first step up onto the tree.
after all, it's a long trip up, and it would be easy for well-meaning passers by to assume trepidation in taking the first step, right? )