[ the youth are also struggling. with magic, mal could have raced up and down these stairs twice without breaking a sweat. or she could try one of the many transportation spells in her book. ( there is a risk of getting trapped in walls, or worse, without proper control, which is why she has not yet. her mother could transport herself from one spot to the other without blinking. )
trying to be fair means running, though. which eventually becomes jogging. and soon gives way to walking. and then the handrail is not so much for safety as a handy means to continue pulling herself up.
mal has enough air to laugh when she hears nico's shout. at the next rest stop she comes to, each one a recess off the stairs, she pauses to catch her breath and let him catch up a little. ]
We'll get you a walker next time. Paint some skulls on it so you know what's coming. Oh! [ she nearly crashes into someone coming down the stairs when she turns. ] Sorry!
[ laughing, she continues past them and up the stairs. ]
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trying to be fair means running, though. which eventually becomes jogging. and soon gives way to walking. and then the handrail is not so much for safety as a handy means to continue pulling herself up.
mal has enough air to laugh when she hears nico's shout. at the next rest stop she comes to, each one a recess off the stairs, she pauses to catch her breath and let him catch up a little. ]
We'll get you a walker next time. Paint some skulls on it so you know what's coming. Oh! [ she nearly crashes into someone coming down the stairs when she turns. ] Sorry!
[ laughing, she continues past them and up the stairs. ]