Shane grabbed onto the rope and hauled himself up, silently cursing himself for not working out more. It had been a long time since he'd had to climb a rope. The elves were still trying to grab him. One of them came dangerously close to catching hold of him, but instead of getting its hand around his ankle, it caught the heel of his shoe and pulled it off as Shane pulled himself out of its reach.
"Fuck," he said once he was out of reach. "I love these shoes."