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But soon, the dry heat caused the wood to shrink. The homes began to crack. Without the Root-Tenders’ moisture to keep the bark supple, the very stairs and halls of the village began to crumble.

As the Root-Tenders pumped the spring water, the Trunk-Keepers guided it upward through their pipes. The Leaf-Watchers used the water to revive the canopy, which in turn cooled the earth, allowing the Root-Tenders to work without heatstroke. But soon, the dry heat caused the wood to shrink

The used their silk-weaving skills to create massive funnel-nets, stretching them across the highest peaks to catch the morning mist—moisture too thin for a single person, but massive when gathered together. As the Root-Tenders pumped the spring water, the

One summer, the Great Drought hit. For months, not a single drop of rain fell. One summer, the Great Drought hit

The built a network of hollowed-out bamboo pipes, a vertical veins system running from the canopy to the soil.

It was Elara, a young Trunk-Keeper, who stood in the central plaza where the three levels met.