"I didn't- why would I bid on having her at my behest? That sends the wrong message, I'd say. Entirely wrong. We already had that dynamic, we moved on," Tony said, himself attempting to move on and upwards; the easily spotted handholds were thinning out, and his route wasn't as convenient as he'd initially thought.

He could backtrack? No, going back was cheating. It was fine, those cracks looked like they could work.