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Guides and humans were all grouped together again and with a short exchange of words, they were well on their way towards the dragon's den. The path was gradually elevating which each step of her Chocobo. She could tell because she was having a harder time staying on his back without slowly slipping backwards. Hollowed rocks formed various caves scattered about their path, while humongous trees surrounded the dirt road in forestry and shrubs. Clinging securely to Baboo's reigns, a sharp, steep wall of rocks came into view and she soon came to realize what they were going to do. The Chocobo's were flightless birds and it was a fact she could perceive quite easily since their wings were rather smaller in proportion, too small to support its overall body mass. Heart sinking to the pit of her stomach, the climb would be a concoction of terror from her fear of heights and terrible hand eye coordination. Rock climbing was an activity she had only ever tried once, much like horse back riding, but it was horrid all the same. Her biggest issue, grabbing onto supportive holds and getting her body to maneuver effectively.

[b]"We're getting close." The road was growing steeper and forests caves surrounded the mountain.
"Sooo the dragon lives somewhere up there, in cave?" Riley asked.
"We can't just charge in. We'll need the element of surprise, we'll have to say good bye to the mounts for now."
"Won't it notice us though?" 
"We'll just have to be extra quiet. So what are we waiting for, let's go get 'em!" [/b]

Hopping off her ride, she gave Baboo a pat and watched somewhat sadly as he joined the Chocobo line up and frowned as they marched off back the way they had come from. She had previously assumed that the birds would be staying with them to battle with the dragons, but the prediction has proven false since they were to continue on with the journey on foot. Jasper huffed a bit as she followed on after Ace who as usual, was tackling the task with eagerness and determination.

[b]"There's no moss this time Jasper, but please do be careful."[/b]

Nodding her head, she was glad to have support from someone like Ace, always willing to try new things and harbouring a self-esteem that didn't seem to waver at the onset of a challenging task, especially life threatening ones. Following their lead, she carefully placed a firm hold on one of the smaller rocks and calculated where her foot should go before steadily lifting her body off of ground level and to the gradually steepening slope sky-bound.

[b]“If you humans have trouble climbing up, tell me. You can grab on to my whip,”[/b]

The offer grabbed her attention almost immediately, the thought of much needed support in climbing this was wholly attractive and she wasn't about the turn that away.

"Miss, may I please hold onto your whip?" she asked shyly, still clinging strongly onto the rocky surface, but her gaze was pleading.
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