A curse breaker! That was a relief; Zelda had long considered curse breakers to be the allies of Magical Accidents & Catastrophes, and she had enough attachment to her previous department to stand by the assessment. She grinned at him. "I have a rope," she said. She'd grabbed one of the solid ropes off of the Wanderer before heading over here.

"And you're welcome to go first. Let's secure ourselves with both ropes — harder to fall, that way," Zelda said. She brought her rope out of the bag and tied it off to another secure spot, glad for her experience in sailing, before offering the end to the red-haired man.

"Like a do-it-yourself harness."