Lisbeth frowned, tilting her head to the side. After a few moments, she got it.
"Right."
She braced her feet against the ladder and reached up to grab the branch. She felt even more unbalanced like this. Not that she had any doubt about her balance...it was more than she worried she wouldn't be able to keep a grip on the branch if the ladder slipped out from under her.
She started working the saw across the branch, still stuttering a bit. She shifted her grip a few times, ending up with multiple parallel cuts on the branch. But eventually the area she'd cut was wide enough that she could fit the saw blade right into the groove, making it easier to work the saw back and forth.
She was so focused on the work that she didn't stop to think about the branch's stability. When she was a little more than halfway through the branch, the weight of it caused the weakened area to snap the rest of the way off. Lisbeth yelped, feeling her weight go out from under her as she lost her grip and she went tumbling backwards towards the ground.
"Right."
She braced her feet against the ladder and reached up to grab the branch. She felt even more unbalanced like this. Not that she had any doubt about her balance...it was more than she worried she wouldn't be able to keep a grip on the branch if the ladder slipped out from under her.
She started working the saw across the branch, still stuttering a bit. She shifted her grip a few times, ending up with multiple parallel cuts on the branch. But eventually the area she'd cut was wide enough that she could fit the saw blade right into the groove, making it easier to work the saw back and forth.
She was so focused on the work that she didn't stop to think about the branch's stability. When she was a little more than halfway through the branch, the weight of it caused the weakened area to snap the rest of the way off. Lisbeth yelped, feeling her weight go out from under her as she lost her grip and she went tumbling backwards towards the ground.
