“Don’t tell me that the emperor’s favored general is afraid of heights,” she said, one eyebrow raised. He scoffed. “As if I’m the one with an issue if I have a rational fear of falling off a cliff and plunging to my death?” “You know,” she said a bit drolly, “I grew up playing on mountains.” “Then it’s a blessing from the Divinities that you’re still alive.”

