The pit | I fell in the pit

Nestled against her, Remi took a moment merely to be and to breathe. Fatigue didn't even come close to describing how he was feeling and despite the disgusting state of himself and his surroundings, he'd have happily slipped into sleep were it not for Vai at his side. Nodding uncertainly at her though not quite believing her words (he'd killed his mother after all, was there really any fixing of that?) Remi glanced up. "I can still fly." He said a bit cheekily, nudging against her and trying on a smile. "If I fly out, I'm sure I could find some rope to toss down to you?" Unsteadily, Remi got to his feet. Shaking out Vai's jacket, he held it out the huntress and stretched his arms slightly. His entire body was stiff, but he very much doubted if it would hold a candle to how bad he would feel in the morning. Closing his eyes, Remi shifted with a decided lack of his usual grace into a hawk. Mud coated his feathers and it was clear that getting airborne was a strain. Still, tired as he was, he'd not let Vai suffer down in the pit where he'd remained for so many days. As soon as he reached the surface he all but collapsed back into his regular body. Wearily and with laboured breathing now, Remi easily found a rope and tossed it down into the pit. "I'm just going to anchor myself back here, or I'll be right back down there with you. When I say, start to climb and I'll pull." Instructions clear, Remi backed up to where the earth was a bit more solid and then called out for Vai to ready herself. Gritting his teeth and doubling down on his remaining energy, he began to pull. remi roar