[ There's still no way to tell if this is her Church, if he's taking her presence here for granted or if he doesn't recognize her at all. But all that can wait. CT steps up to the tether suspending him off the ground, pressing her lips into a thin line as she recognizes its hand-drawn appearance. ]
Okay. Hold still.
[ She climbs halfway up the tree's exposed roots to get closer, grabbing onto Church's ankle rather than taking the risk of touching the tether herself, and pulls out her knife, starting to saw away at the thing. It's a good knife, one Varric had given her, and it should cut through something like this no problem - only it doesn't. The more she tries to cut through, the sturdier the hand-drawn rope seems to get, until she pulls back in frustration. ]
no subject
Okay. Hold still.
[ She climbs halfway up the tree's exposed roots to get closer, grabbing onto Church's ankle rather than taking the risk of touching the tether herself, and pulls out her knife, starting to saw away at the thing. It's a good knife, one Varric had given her, and it should cut through something like this no problem - only it doesn't. The more she tries to cut through, the sturdier the hand-drawn rope seems to get, until she pulls back in frustration. ]
Dammit, it's not working!