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Chapter 21

She reached a point where she couldn’t go any higher in her current tree. She pointedly didn’t look down as she readied herself to jump onto the closest branch of the larger tree. Although she resisted the impulse to close her eyes and leap, she landed on the branch, stumbling only slightly.

Here, the going was indeed much slower since the branches were still farther apart and thicker around. However, it was possible, so she didn’t complain. Soon, she cleared the canopy of leaves and could see farther and farther the more she climbed. And she wanted to go all the way to the top.

She was so concentrated on seeing everything she could, that she didn’t notice the nest until she was almost in it. It was huge, almost fifteen feet across, the remains of eggshells scattered throughout. Ulissa froze, her heart pounding. What could have made a nest this big?