[ He nods in agreement with Siffrin's assessment, following their lead in taking most things out of the pack. In an emergency, they could always climb back down early, especially without knowing what exactly could be waiting for them both at the top. Regarding Ribombee though, Laios is a little less sure of himself. ]

Mm. I don't know... [ He sighs, wedging a few extra things deeper into a crevice. ] Being worried is one thing, but I feel like he thinks I'm not much of an adventurer. [ His head tilts down at all the stuff they're leaving behind, only to take back one of the ropes to keep. ] Not that I was one of the best even back home. It's just weird, is all.

[ Made all the worse because he doesn't even know how to describe what exactly he's feeling with all the extra attention. Giving his approximation of a shrug, he lugs the pack back on, careful not to shift his stance too much. ]

That's better. We should be able to go a little faster now. [ Making sure Siffrin is ready to move on as well, he re-starts the climb, the wind starting to pick up just in time as well. ] You would think whatever Pokémon made this would have added some safeguards to the top. Unless they all had wings, but then... why a staircase? [ Back to what he was talking to himself about before, only this time intentionally spoken to Siffrin. ]