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"Yes. The trail gets pretty tough up here, so be careful, let me know if you have any problems." Almost as soon as she said that, a steep slope rose before them. The trail remained thin, and zig zagged up the slope. They were walking up at a forty-five degree angle, the slope itself seemed somewhere between seventy and eighty degrees. Rhapsody kept on going and didn't even break a sweat.

Nick was stumbling up the hill falling forward every now and then he was having a hard time getting up the hill, but didn't want to admit it he just kept walking quiring more scraps and bruises as he kept falling as he became tired he was having a harder time walking he stopped to rest for a minute still not wanting to say he needed help, but he finally couldn't help it if he wanted to get up the hill he needed help "Umm Rhapsody I need help."

((no, not random. she keeps it in her pocket when she plans on going hiking.))
Rhapsody turned around and walked back to Nick. "You don't go hiking much, do you? Well I guess there's nothing to be done then," she said as she squatted down with her back to him. "Get on," she said over he shoulder.

Nick hesitated, but there wasn't much other choice he got on her back, he felt a little embarrassed "No I don't hike that often especially not like this."

((he is allowed anywhere in the freehold. Physically he is just as fit and healthy as he was before. he is not allowed outside the freehold because people still think he's dead. He has his own room in the freehold, complete with bathroom and sitting room. It has a mini fridge and cupboard that the boggans keep well stocked with his favorite foods. he was tortured. when he was taken, he had been walking along, someone grabbed him from behind, then he was taken (via flicker flash, so almost instantaneously) to where he was later tortured. You read what was done to him then. He may have blocked out parts of the torture at first, because it was so horrendous, but he should be remembering at least pieces of it now.))

"Well, this is a bit of a hard hike, this part anyway. Don't worry, it'll level out again soon." A few minutes later and it did level out. Rhapsody put Nick down, "Think you can manage the rest of it? It's pretty easy going from here."

Rhapsody laughed. As they walked along, they could hear a stream nearby, soon the trickle grew louder. Finally they came to a clearing. There was a small waterfall, only about ten feet high and five feet wide. There was a pond of crystal clear water below it. It was about ten feet deep directly below the waterfall, but it became shallower as it tapered off into the stream. Next to the fall, almost behind it, there was a cave. Looking into it, you could see the back, but you could also see an opening where it probably opened up into another cave. "This is my favorite place in the whole world. You are the first person other then Lady Marienara, Sien, and Leona to know about it."

Nick smiled at Rhapsody "Well I'm glad you did this place is beautiful." Nick started to walk around close to the edge of the waterfall he looked down and made sure he wasn't going to slip he looked over the edge some more and before he knew it he slipped into the water with a splash he stayed under for a minute before coming back up taking a deep breath he just treaded water there it felt pretty good even though his clothes were now completely soaked he just sat there and swam around for a minute.

Nick smirked back "But I'm just having fun swimming and it's nice with the waterfall and the cave and it's so clear." he swam over to the side and took his shoes off and placed them on the side along with his shirt, but then he kept swimming.