Ravenshook Cliffs Lassie 2.0

Like her ever faithful companion, X refused to go first and leave Towhee behind- and instead, gripped Towhee by the fur square between her shoulder and began to flap, as though to pull her upwards. She wasn’t sure it would work or help- but if he could pull a salmon out of running water, he could maybe alleviate some of Towhee’s weight. She needed all the help she could get.

At Towhee’s bidding, Niamh grabbed the alder tree and lowered the top end down to Towhee, so that she held the base by just above the roots. Those scraggly roots she kept against the ground as a brace, and would catch on the rough surface and help her if she needed a break or slipped. Once the tree was in place, she waited for Towhee to latch on, and then she began the most difficult game of tug-o-war she would ever play in her life.