After Nesrin's and Midknight's departure, the group tried to determine their next course of action after turning around and gauging the swamp before them. Everywhere they looked, there was a watery mess; steam circulated off the surface as bubbles sprouted in different parts of the marsh. Although the trees stood tall among the water, they did not want to risk walking through it themselves; the forest was accustomed to the swamp, even if it looked deadly to anything near it.
They decided the only viable choice left was to climb up into the trees. When Evanna looked up, she saw the lower branches were smaller, but as she craned her head and squinted at the higher branches, she noticed they started to become broader and longer, as well as merging together with branches from other trees. After climbing to those great heights, they could place their feet down without needing to balance and could stand normally.
