Help I've climbed up and can't get down
Eventually it became clear that he wasn't going to find anything useful in the shallows or on the shore. So Aramis stepped out of the water completely, flicking each foot individually to rid himself of as much excess water as possible before moving onward into the sand and dirt that lay beyond the lake. He still wasn't far from the boulder, though, and he paused to look over his shoulder as the woman – Sam – told him she wasn't quite sure how she'd gotten up there. Something about hard work and determination. At that, Aramis had to laugh. "Sounds about right," he replied, before continuing his search.
After nosing around for a few more minutes, he found a long piece of vine draping from a tree. He quickly trotted over and gave it a good tug, to ensure that it was strong enough to support the weight of a wolf. It hardly budged, which was a good sign. But that meant he still needed to find a way to get it dislodged from this tree.
Measuring out a decently long length of the vine, Aramis then searched for a stone with a sharp edge to act as a sort of knife. Finding one, he returned to the vine and held it taut with his paws as he held the sharp stone between his teeth and began to cut. He sawed back and forth with his makeshift knife until, at long last, it broke free. Grinning, Aramis picked up the vine and came back to the boulder, tail waving triumphantly behind him. He was like a pup, proud to have killed his first tiny insect.
Aramis dropped the vine at the edge of the water and sent a happy bark up to Sam. "I've got a vine," he told her. "Is there anything up there you could tie it to?" His plan was to have her hold the vine as she descended the side of the boulder, but for that to work the vine would need to be secured to the top so she wouldn't fall. Another option would be holding the vine himself, but for that to work he'd need to get to the top of the boulder with her. And she said she didn't know how she'd gotten up there...
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