Elias nodded and began to move for the ladder as swiftly as he could without causing too much noise. Once he reached  it he began to climb swiftly, his heart pounding in his chest.<span style="font-style: italic">Oh jeez, why did I have to go open my big mouth and jinx us like that?</span>he thought.<span style="font-style: italic">Could we even hurt something that big with guns?</span>