Bury me in black sands

Zeejay couldn't find anything special about the tree, and just ended up staring in blank puzzlement at it. Why were they even there? But the kindly dog-thing moved aside a piece of bark that Zeejay hadn't even noticed was different and led her through a hidden door into the tree. Zeejay gaped around as she followed docilely behind. The dog-thing began motioning her with emphasis to go to the top of the tree, and Zeejay hesitated a moment. That was... a long ways up, wasn't it? Why did it need her to go there? But it seemed insistent, even desperate, so she looked around to see if there were some better way to get up there safely.