Got Any Rope, Fred?

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 41488

Straining their eyes, Fred and Astra were able to see that the ghost seemed to be pointing at a pile of rocks on the far shore of the lake. "It could be a burial cairn," Astra suggested, as the ghost once more sank beneath the water.

"You think that her mortal remains could lie under it?"

"Perhaps. Or those of her lover. Or perhaps both of them."

"What do you think that she wants us to do?"

"Carry out the proper funeral rite of her faith? Though we have no means of knowing what that is. Or maybe take the remains out of the caves and bury them properly?"

"As far as I can see, there's no way of getting across to where the cairn is other than diving twenty feet into the water and then swimming across," Fred pointed out. "And the return journey would be even more problematic, since how could one climb back up here again? I don't see any exit on the far side, so this is the only way out."

"Haven't you got any rope in your pack? If you have, then getting back up here would pose me no problem. It would also let me climb down, rather than having to dive into water of unknown depth and risk cracking my skull open. Yes, I said 'me'. Since I'm already naked, I'm the natural choice for the one to swim across."

  1. "Rope? Why didn't I think of that before! Of course I've got a rope."
  2. "I've no rope, I'm afraid."

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