Lynch slowly walked out of the tower, while Nimo began the arduous task of climbing the stairs. Due to his height limitations, the steps of this ice tower were almost as high as from his feet to his knees. He struggled to lift his legs, grasping the handrail beside the stairs, just to arduously climb upwards.
Every hundred steps, he would take out a piece of wrapped dry food from his backpack, placing it on the side of the step as a marker. Because the staircase spiraled upwards, as long as the Dwarf stood from a high point and looked down, he could clearly see his current position by counting the foods.
So, even though he walked slowly, he was much faster than Deluo, who repeatedly became "forgetful" due to excessive excitement.
