"I trust myself more than any net," and it was the best way to perform on a wire. There's no room for shyness and second-guessing when you're so far up above the ground. "the few times I've had one, are the times things went wrong." So maybe it's a little pinch of superstition, too.

"Almost falling was part of my old routine," she admits easily enough. "my family performed for a living," and it was the most magical thing in the world to her. It's why part of her domain is made up of this. The caravan with its eternally burning campfire and her crow companion aren't far, either.