I think that Krauckauer was risking everything to get to the top because he might have wanted to be remembered. Climbing might just be (or just was)his calling. It might just be something he wanted fulfilled. It could be his dream, or maybe his sole purpose in life.


Isabel is the person who is risking everything in my book Chains. She's risking her life and her sister's life. She is also risking both her and her sibling's freedom. Isabel is placing her trust in total strangers' hands. Her very existence depends on the patriot's success.