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[The rope shudders with the added weight and Hiccup winces a bit when his hands slip slightly, feeling it sting into his hands, especially considering he'd had to pull one of them back where he'd been going to drag Jack down from the column. His shoulders hunch on reflex, mostly due to the closeness, but the thief's whisper in his ear makes him pause for thought, looking over his shoulder.]

Then we both fall.

[With a deep breath, Hiccup loosened his legs and cupped the arches of his boots around the end of the rope, then pushed away from the chandelier Jack was talking about before they could reach it, releasing the rope from his hands.]