The tree wasn't there yesterday. Not there exactly. Ari knows because trees do not normally change sides of a bell post overnight. Then the water begins flowing the wrong way. House ropes pull tight. Root shelves move. And Ari's entire village starts coming apart. When her father disappears into the northern channels, Ari follows and finds a broken staff, blood, frightened animals fleeing the same direction - and evidence that the disaster may not be what everyone thinks. The villagers want something they can fight. A monster. An enemy. Anything simpler than the truth. But the wet is moving in several directions at once, and every sensible attempt to hold the village together may be making the danger worse. Soon Ari is racing across floating houses, breaking roots, changing channels, terrified animals, and a landscape that refuses to remain yesterday. To save her home, she may have to do the one thing nobody wants: stop trying to keep it where it was. A complete standalone fantasy disaster thriller from the world of Magic Lands. No prior reading required.