The cold wind blew harshly, the silver moonlight spread across the mountain tops, accentuating the growing chill of the night.
Clara Birch and Agnes Parker silently tied two ropes before cautiously climbing down the hillside under the watchful gaze of Flossie Wright and Becca Reyes.
If it were simply rock climbing, this would be an effortless task for them, considering their intensive training over the past month. However, Flossie's words "We can fight" ignited a fuse of distrust among them. No one trusted the other, and everyone was on guard, afraid of what ploy the others might use while climbing...
More importantly, under the supervision of Becca Reyes, the distance between the two ropes did not exceed one meter. If they wanted, they could easily attack each other.
"Damn, Agnes is really cruel," Becca commented.