Ashley: The beautiful branches silkily swayed as she watched them with dizziness. Suddenly, she was drifting in and out of life. In her most subconcious mind, she wished desperately to the tall old tree, 'Please, don't let me die here, not now.. I am so young, and I have yet to live the life ahead of me.' In her final hour, the tree's roots branched out to her and gave her life, but in return, she had to promise never to let the trees die out. The tree had given her the promise of everlasting life, but her life was tied to the fate of the trees; if the last of the redwoods should die out, she would cease to exist. So with a thankful and heavy heart, she set off to begin her quest.