Tsijiari's eyes widened as, with a final jump, he reached the edge of the pit. It couldn't be this easy, right? Were the sun-guardians really dumb enough to keep all the crystals in one place?
The boy quickly began to clamber down the wall, using the vines as handgrips. It was a difficult task- not only was he climbing on a bum leg, but he also had the weight of the dragon threatening to tear him loose. Each foothold felt more precarious than the last, and Tsijiari was beginning to wonder how the dragon was able to make this climb every day. Finally, he was only a few feet from the bottom. Almost there now...
And then, with a *snap*, the vine he'd been holding onto came loose. The boy and the dragon would fall the remaining two meters, Tsijiari landing with a dull thud. "Ow! Dumb-stupid!"