The bags were infinitely more useful, too.

But for a split second, as Ariadne watched him go down from the corner of her eye, she faltered, wondering if she should stop and help him up. It got her far enough last time, earning her an alliance or to. But this time?

She couldn't just keep doing the same thing; it would lose her sponsors for certain. He went down of his own failings, though her heart was in her throat as she glanced back at him, eyes wide.