Kaleeth wasn't sure about Janius' new task for her at first. It seemed like a bad idea, it seemed like something that might cause her to go too far. She did not want to hurt him...and she hoped that did not change. Still, Janius was meant to be teaching her. He must know what he was doing, she reasoned. Despite her better judgement, she started trying to get up the tree to him.

Although Kaleeth was [i]very[/i] strong, she was also [i]very[/i] heavy. She was able to dig her claws into the tree bark and start trying to pull herself up, but the bark quickly gave way and sent her tumbling down onto her back. Even if the tree could hold her, she didn't even know if she was capable of pulling herself up like that. There was just so much of her to lift. She tried again and again, but every time it ended the same way: with her on her back, scrambling back up to her feet. It was frustrating to the point that she started to growl, then struck the tree in a hammerfist motion with both of her massive hands. It caused the tree to shake considerably, which was something that sparked an idea in the rational part of her mind. She couldn't climb, and she questioned whether the branches of [i]any[/i] tree could hold her, but it was possible she might bring him down to her. Kaleeth backed away from the tree's trunk a few paces, then rushed forward and slammed into it shoulder first with all her might. The tree swayed back and forth, though not enough to cause Janius to lose his grip, so she repeated the action and slammed into it again, then once more after that. Eventually, she realized that if she slammed into it when it was moving away from her, it would sway even more wildly. The tree wasn't one that looked like it could be pushed in this manner, but Kaleeth was quickly proving that assumption incorrect.