[Definitely time to cross the ledge now! The cry and dinosaur-like barking of raptors is only motivation for them to act faster; it’s either fall to their deaths or be torn to shred by predators. Neither one is a particularly kind option, but at least trying to escape still allows them a chance of survival. Markus isn’t sure he could say the same if either of them were met with the immense jaws of a reptilian, hungry predator.
Markus, ever a proponent of taking the lead — and therefore knowing that a leader is the last to fling himself into potential “safety” — allows both Arthur and his companion to move past him first.]
Just don’t look down.
[Solid advice, though maybe easier said than done. Vertigo is a killer, though, to a human’s sense of balance; this, he knows.]
I’m right next to you, just keep going.
[A steady shimmy along a HIGH CLIFF, A VERY HIGH DROP, but Markus keeps his gaze planted forward, constantly calculating the small variables that go into balance and locomotion with each step. Pieces of rock clatter beneath their feet with each movement, careening down, down, down. Markus frowns, only sparing a glance at the side to see if they can manage to get far away enough to avoid the snapping jaws of a raptor.]
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Markus, ever a proponent of taking the lead — and therefore knowing that a leader is the last to fling himself into potential “safety” — allows both Arthur and his companion to move past him first.]
Just don’t look down.
[Solid advice, though maybe easier said than done. Vertigo is a killer, though, to a human’s sense of balance; this, he knows.]
I’m right next to you, just keep going.
[A steady shimmy along a HIGH CLIFF, A VERY HIGH DROP, but Markus keeps his gaze planted forward, constantly calculating the small variables that go into balance and locomotion with each step. Pieces of rock clatter beneath their feet with each movement, careening down, down, down. Markus frowns, only sparing a glance at the side to see if they can manage to get far away enough to avoid the snapping jaws of a raptor.]
We'll be safe before you know it.