Chapter 11The second thing Olivia noticed when she found the clearing (the tree being the first thing she noticed) was the assortment of oddly shaped white rocks surrounding the tree. It was bizarre, to say the least. There were no boulders anywhere else. The clearing was, well, strangely clear except for the white rocks.
Olivia shook her head. “Get a grip, Olivia.” She sighed in exasperation. There was a tree made of jewels and all she could think of were the rocks.
She looked around the top of the mountain, noticing how the forest seemed to surround the single glittering tree, like someone arranged an invisible fence around it. The rocks, however, were scattered everywhere. Some looked like they rolled down from the top. Others looked like statues. Most of the white rocks had cracked i
