" You have my thanks, Rahab, and you will have the thanks of my father and of Joshua, our commander. Remember to stay in the house when the battle starts. I will come for you.” “It’s a covenant, then. I will wait for you, Ardon.” He nodded and awkwardly made his way over the edge. It was difficult with his arm, but he was much stronger now. He lowered himself most of the way, but finally his grasp failed, and he fell a few feet, landed on the ground, and rolled over. “You should have used the rope,” Othniel teased, helping him up. "
― Gilbert Morris , Daughter of Deliverance (Lions of Judah #6)