Stefanie felt a tingling warmth flow from his hand into her body.
Lowering her head, she mumbled in a barely audible voice, "W-What do you think you're doing? There are too many people here!"
"What did you say?" Jacob asked.
She ducked her head lower and whispered in an even softer voice, "I said, don't do that here! There are too many people around! Let's go among the trees!"
Jacob let go of her hand. "Why should we do that? Come on. Let's get moving. Otherwise, we won't be able to catch up to the others."
Stunned, Stefanie gazed up at Jacob and saw that he was looking at her with a mischievous grin.
She shot him a death stare and rushed at him. "I'm going to kill you!"
However, Stefanie had only taken a few steps before she realized she was not as tired as before. Her legs were also not aching anymore. She felt refreshed and energetic, just as when she first started the climb!
"Why are you spacing out? Hurry up!" Jacob called out when he saw her standing motionless.
