" Rahab took a deep breath. “You will never get through the gate. Too many soldiers.” “We’ll have to try,” Ardon said. “No. Wait. I have something.” She opened a basket she had brought with her and drew something out.” “What’s that?” Othniel said. “Why, it’s a rope. I never saw one like it,” Ardon said. “It’s red, isn’t it? It’s hard to tell in this light.” “I made it out of spare material from a place where I once worked at a weaver’s shop. "
― Gilbert Morris , Daughter of Deliverance (Lions of Judah #6)