The climb was brutal.
Hands slipped, fingers scraped, and rocks broke away under their boots.
Thorn's voice echoed across the cliff face as he reached towards a nearby handhold. "Are you sure this is the right way, Ren? Because I swear if it isn't, I'm going to find the guy who mapped this and throw him off it."
Ren glanced down from a few feet above, clinging to a jutting ledge. "Unless you want to spend two months roaming around the mountain just to get to Ur, then yes, this is the fastest path. And just for the record, I mapped this route myself."
"Great. I know who to toss down if it turns out to be a dud."
Lilith, a few feet below Thorn, let out a sudden gasp as her foot slipped. She slammed her palm against the stone, arresting her fall with brute strength. Pebbles scattered into the yawning drop below.
"I'm fine." She said quickly, eyes hard. Sweat trickled down her temple.
