After more than ten hours of flight, they finally landed back in the country from the airport in Eldoria.
They'd seen enough scenery along the way, and now, they stood at the foot of some nameless towering mountain.
Looking up, Fiona saw nothing but a long stretch of steep stone steps leading to the top-no other path in sight.
Carlos squatted down in front of her and tilted his head back. "Hop on. I'll carry you up."
Fiona raised her eyes, hesitated, then shook her head slightly. "These steps are way too steep... I don't think you can handle carrying me all the way up."
Climbing such a slope alone was already exhausting-having someone on your back? Nearly impossible.
Carlos gave her a faint smile. "We won't know ‘til we try."
He rolled up his sleeves and, despite her
