We'd been walking for about thirty minutes when Daniel asked me to do another treetop check. I'd been avoiding it--really couldn't afford to stumble into another pit of grief and regret right now
The narrator reflects on a thirty-minute walk with Daniel, during which he requests another treetop check. This moment evokes a sense of hesitation and apprehension within the narrator, who has been trying to steer clear of painful memories and emotions associated with past losses.
This internal struggle highlights the narrator's desire to avoid confronting grief and regret, emphasizing a deeper theme of the book, "The Calling" by Kelley Armstrong. The tension between the need for closure and the fear of revisiting sorrow serves as a central element in the story.
