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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 8075078" data-attributes="member: 7015827">As the party passed the gold piles, Shanni longingly ran her hands through the coins, wondering if any of them would be missed, but then said she was willing to bet that the dwarves would shake them by their heels when they were back in the Ironhelm citadel. Darrow chuckled, pointing out that whatever they took out, they’d have to climb back up with. They reached the pit wall and decided that Darrow would be last, so the others could help him up as needed. Rahnee nagged Aerikoth to come along, as Dermot readied himself to be the first to attempt the ascent, with his new boots of elvenkind.The ranger made his way up, dexterously using the handholds with no problems. Shanni was next, roping herself for safety, but also not having any issues on her climb. Aerikoth dismissed the bear he had summoned earlier with a wave of his hand and ascended without difficulty, although the effort left him gasping for a little while after. Rahnee then encouraged Darrow to go next, so the dwarf stowed his gear and started up, using the handholds. After a few feet, however, he slipped and lost his grip, tumbling to the ground with a crash. Cursing and grumbling, the dwarf dusted himself off as his companions winced at the fall. On his second attempt, he seemed to be fighting the handholds as he climbed, eventually muscling his way to the top.After Darrow was safely up, Rahnee stowed her weapon and shield and tackled the ascent with aplomb, in contrast with her earlier descent. At this point, Shanni was the first to realize that Helrud was no longer with them. The petite rogue recalled that he had gone on ahead while they were in the treasure chamber. Rahnee remarked that it was fortunate they no longer needed him to mark their trail. They assumed that he had gone before them to bring news of the hoard to his clan.Dermot suggested they make tracks back to the citadel. Aerikoth volunteered the use of his teleportation spell, but Darrow pointed out the wizard would need three of them to take everyone and their gear. Aerikoth admitted to having only one prepared, and pondered the usefulness of having three such spells memorized for future such situations. The party made their way without incident to the surface, expressing their exhilaration as they finished climbing the ladder up and reached the open sky. At Rahnee’s suggestion, Dermot checked for any fresh footprints, but they had left too many earlier for any new ones left by Helrud to be noticeable. Making their way back along the trail, they came to the boat by the stream, where Shanni spotted some fresh tracks, made by footwear bigger than dwarven size. At first they thought someone else must be in the area, but Shanni recalled that Helrud was wearing his new boots from the dragon hoard. The five adventurers then made the boat ready to cross over the swiftly flowing water.</blockquote>

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