He sprinted past the fountain. Sure, it would have been faster to run alongside that railing on the ground, but it wouldn’t be nearly as much fun. And he couldn’t think of an American Ninja Warrior course that didn’t have at least a couple balance obstacles.

So, he hopped up onto the railing where it met the stairs and began shuffling after her.

He had extremely good balance thanks to years and years of this kind of practice, so he could move a little quicker than Tielle might be expecting.