Reincarnated as an Elf Prince - Chapter 142: Mountain Climbers (2)

... est of the mountain. Cracks split through the stone underfoot. In some places, whole slabs had sheared away and dropped off into the frost below.

Lindarion stepped carefully. Each footfall checked before weight followed. The leather of his boots creaked faintly, but not enough to echo. Too much wind for that. It swept in sideways now. Thin. Needle-cold.

Meren slipped behind him with a soft yelp. Ardan caught the back of his collar without even looking and nudged him back onto the ...