"There?" Morana gave her sister an incredulous look.
She shook her head. "You want to climb up there. Onto the precarious ledge. Overtop of the burning fissure. Risking almost certain death. To get some ash."
Lisbeth nodded.
Morana sighed, rolling her eyes. "All right. The precarious ledge it is, then."
They hiked their way up to the fissure. There was only a narrow foothold leading across the mountainside to the ledge. Not too narrow to walk across, but they would have to shuffle along with their backs to the wall.
Morana took off her backpack and placed it on the ground. She took another long drink from her waterskin.
"You sure? Still time to go down the mountain and get the easy ash."
She shook her head. "You want to climb up there. Onto the precarious ledge. Overtop of the burning fissure. Risking almost certain death. To get some ash."
Lisbeth nodded.
Morana sighed, rolling her eyes. "All right. The precarious ledge it is, then."
They hiked their way up to the fissure. There was only a narrow foothold leading across the mountainside to the ledge. Not too narrow to walk across, but they would have to shuffle along with their backs to the wall.
Morana took off her backpack and placed it on the ground. She took another long drink from her waterskin.
"You sure? Still time to go down the mountain and get the easy ash."
