Aanbo deftly ties knots in his rope, recalling for a moment the traditional Earthshaker monastic method of tying knots to maintain records of births and deaths.
Lyrel summons a glowing, spectral hand in the air in front of her. The hand grabs one end of the rope and floats upward with it. But Lyrel can see no outcropping, embrasure, or crenel around which to affix the rope. As she looks up in growing frustration, Myrtha surprises her by grabbing her legs and lifting her on one shoulder. The Valorous Maiden then holds out her free hand to Chase, who grins and takes it. Both warriors flex; Chase bounds up onto Myrtha's thigh, and leaps up onto her other shoulder. She steadies him with one hand while he balances against the wall. Myrtha shifts slightly to make a stronger base, then Chase reaches down to take Lyrel's hand. Myrtha moves her hand down and grabs Lyrel's foot. "Straighten your leg," she says gently but firmly to the wizard, who is more than smart enough to understand the physics of this maneuver but still a little anxious about it in practice. With a grunt, Myrtha thrusts Lyrel up one-handed, so fast that she's airborne. Chase doesn't let go, but guides her by the hand in an arc onto his shoulders. There is a tense moment when the whole tower of people teeter backwards, but Myrtha steps back and Chase leans forward, bringing Lyrel up against the wall instead of falling down the hill.
This whole maneuver took three seconds at most.
Lyrel takes a couple of steadying breaths, and then reaches up to grab the top of the wall. She climbs fairly easily up the remaining distance (ADV from others' help, not the rope), and in moments she is on top of the wall.
Staying low as to present a smaller silhouette for any watchers inside the wall, Lyrel then floats the hand holding the end of the rope up to her. She anchors the rope around her waist and gestures for Ferranzo or Eugenios to climb up next, if they want to use the rope. The heavier characters can climb up with Myrtha and Chase's help.
