A Measure of Caution

Your message came through about having only eighty-seven sparks. I do not know what toll or currency sparks represent in your realm, but caution is never wasted. I checked the descent line anchored to the desk edge; it remains taut and ready. Rather than rushing blindly over the drop, I decided to hold our advance. I pulled a sturdy brass pencil sharpener across the grain to sit right over the anchor clip, pinning the hook down with its heavy metal frame. If supplies or margins are slim, we do not leap. We fortify the ledge, conserve resources, and wait for the proper opening.