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Unfortunately, in that almost-fall, Mitzi had gotten a good look below. So far below. So very, very far below.

Even once she had her handhold back, she found that she couldn't continue upward. In fact, she couldn't even get herself to go down. It was all she could do to just cling to the ladder and try not let her fear completely overtake her.

She had thought she could handle this, but clearly, that wasn't the case.

Alex looked up at the swinging ladder with raised eyebrows, and at the students who were trying, and apparently failing, at climbing to the top. It didn't even really look all that difficult, if Alexander was being honest with himself, but with the lack of his natural abilities, he wasn't so sure it was a good idea to try to be climbing anything.

But it was just so jack damned tempting.

And so, reaching up with cold and clumsy hands, he grabbed a hold of the ladder, and began his slow and steady climb upwards. It was harder then he thought it would be, his grip on the ladder not nearly as strong as it might have been had he been allowed to use his natural ability, but he still had his endurance, and perseverance on his side, so while the climb may have been incredibly and painfully slow, he still managed to steadily make his way towards the top.

There were a few occasions where he was forced to stop and find a way around a student who had found themselves stuck on the ladder, but he was able to overcome those obstacles as well.

Somehow, amazingly, he made it all of the way to the very top. It was an uplifting achievement for the boil, who didn't have many to boast about. As he pulled himself up and crawled forward away from the ladder, he rose shakily to his feet, rubbing his hands together as he had a good look around.

So this was the observation point! Well, he was certainly able to have a good look around at the surroundings from here, though mostly all he could see here treetops. There was also a group of war clan members as well, however, and he frowned, studying them, watching them as they began leaving the area, all quite heavily armed. Where were they all headed, and why did they all seem so excited about it? The entire thing just seemed a little odd to the boil, and he made sure to jot it down in his memory for later.

Arel had given them homework for this visit, after all.

Herryk was suddenly reminded with startling clarity how much he didn't like Roch.

"It is nice to see that Roch is still being Roch," Herryk hissed, rolling his eyes. "Just try not to look at Herryk's a** on the way down, Roch."

"Jack, man, if I hurl on the people below us because of that statement, I'm totally blaming it on you!" he said, but he didn't look up, either.

Then he blinked as he came face to face with a freaked out looking Mitzi. "Uh... y'know... if you're scared of heights you really shouldn't be tryin' to go up this ladder," he told her a bit stupidly.

Suddenly she heard Roch's voice, and she glanced up from where she was staring at her hands. On the one hand, she was so glad to see him... but on the other, being stuck here like this was incredibly humiliating. She felt her face flush.

"I can do it," she mumbled. "Just... taking a break."

And trying again later would probably be better than doing it now. So she carefully tried to take a step down the ladder... and when that worked she started slowly getting herself down. Just knowing Roch was there helped a lot.

Once she was sure she could make it, she did glance up at the other boil who had offered help. "Thanks for the offer, I... I'm pretty sure I've got it now," she replied with a shaky smile.

Thankfully, Thanatos was not someone to pick a fight, since he considered it a waste of energy that could be better spent on other modes of entertainment. At the apology, he chuckled lightly, "Apology accepted, although it might pay to be careful around here. A fall might result in more than just a bruise."

Biskoto tilted her head, staring at the reaper for the longest time before she broke into a wide, snakey grin, "It'ssss you! Hello again, darling!"

"You know him?" He asked, raising an eyebrow at his familiar, who seemed rather excited.

"Oh yesss! Ssssort of!" She nodded, "We sssspoke a little during the orientation! Didn't we, darling?" She turned towards the one-eyed reaper with a smile, her tongue flicking in and out of her mouth as she waited for a reply.

Because I asked. Riley murmured deviously as another hail of arrows soared past her, sliding so close she could feel the feather on their backs against the skin of her face. These clansmen were not playing - that could have killed her.

She reached out and plucked Sammy off the ladder, floating back down to the platform. Come on. She muttered foully. Let us try again later when they are not so .. eager to kill off their guests.

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