All of us, both child and adult, have fears and apprehensions - things we prefer not to encounter or experience, whether it be creepy-crawlies, yapping dogs or thunder. Nine-year-old Romilly Esmeralda is no exception. Sensible in so many ways, she cannot abide her feet leaving the ground. Swings, tightropes and zipwires are not for her. Then one day, out of the blue, something extraordinary happens...