As I stood near the base of the spire and gazed up at its towering height, chills raced along my spine. "It's huge. It's beautiful." I felt a little breathless when I spoke, and not just because I'd crossed several miles of jungle to get there. "I can't wait to see it up close in the daylight."
Lillian stood beside me and looked up without much of a reaction. "You're sure it's there? Because I see nothing."
"I wonder why that is." Dropping my gaze, I walked up to the base and lightly touched its surface. It felt warm and vibrated slightly under my fingertips. "Come over here."
She frowned as she walked over to join me. "Okay, but it still looks like a big, empty clearing to me."
I took her hand and placed it against the base of the spire. "There." Her fingers lay flat agai
