While Doctor Miranda Malone struggles to keep her fledging veterinary clinic afloat, she discovers a sick bird abandoned in the reception. Despite not recognizing the species, she brings it in to try to save it.

Not realizing that she risks not only the health of her other patients but also her clinic.

And her life.

Follow Miranda Malone as she fights to save an ailing bird and discovers more than she bargained for in the contemporary fantasy Rise Up.

Part of Beasties, an Uncollected Anthology.