On the second day, when Elliot was on watch, he left Luke sleeping as a hilarious prank to enliven the mountainous monotony, and laughed and laughed when they saw Luke’s furious face peering over at them from the mountain path miles above them. Then Luke jumped. The moment in which he was outlined against the blue sky, making an impossible leap, burned itself into Elliot’s vision even when he shut his eyes in horror. He opened them to see Luke landed, safe and sound and with Dale Wavechaser clapping him on the back. “Oh my God,” said Elliot, and sat down abruptly on a rock with his head in his
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