To say that Lila was not expecting the object she was climbing to change would be an understatement. Were she clinging to the side of the obelisk any other way she would have fell. It did cause her to move down though in some shock. What kind of trickery is this? She had had the privilege to meet some magicians. Their art of deception was truly a skill beyond her own. But this was well beyond that. Glancing at the ruby in her hand she wondered if perhaps it should be replaced. 

Turning she realized that the "tree" she had been on was not the only one. Below some of the statues had moved. Quite strange things were happening. She had yet to notice the large flowers among all the other things to observe. Speaking of, Lila spotted Nel reaching for the white obelisk, the magpie on her shoulder. "[color=steelblue]Don't touch anything! Things are not as they appear![/color]" With that she tried to see if putting the ruby back in the socket would return things as they were. But it was too late, something else was set in motion and the ground rumbled. Not far Lila could hear a low growl and the trees rustle slightly.