The Prince's Guard
“My brother’s got the ladder, I just wanted to see if that old fart was telling the truth.”
“Thanks.”
“You might wanna stop moving… that rope around your neck’ll break ya if you cut those ropes.”
Jaxson frowned, he hadn’t even contemplated that.
“How long you been up there?” the human asked.
“A while.”
The sound of footsteps echoed before another human came with a ladder on his shoulder. “Could have helped me, you dick.”
“Whatever, wanker, let’s get this guy down.” The ladder banged next to Jaxson on the branch before one of the human’s ascended, coming level with his hands.