(It's very likely Kuwei would have fallen more than once without the aid of the guiderope.)

Possibly they missed something that someone leaving legitimately would've had - or Fjerda just expects all its royalty to be superhumanly fit, which would track - but, yeah. (She can see why Helvar wasn't too reluctant to reveal this; it'd be hell to take advantage of.)

She gets them to where the rapids end, and the pathway drops to nearly level with the river and then widens out. 

"Well, that was terrifying. Let's never do it again."

"I don't know... It was kind of fun for me. A new challenge."

"I'll take you somewhere with tall cliffs after this."

"It's a date."

Here's a good place to catch their breath (for Kaz and Kuwei at least; Inej is ready to keep going and is thinking of scouting ahead more while the other two rest), but - they'll need to push on pretty soon.

A break would be welcome. That was significantly more exercise than Kuwei has been afforded in some time.

She'll move ahead, then. 

Leaving Kaz and Kuwei to wait.

"Any questions so far?"

"No."

"Or a thank you, or anything."

"When we are out of Fjerda, I will thank you."

Inej returns before too long, raising an eyebrow at but not commenting on the tension between them. "The river lets out into the gorge," she says. "The ceiling drops low - we're going to have to crouch, and be careful of wet rock, but the gorge should be relatively easy to get out of."

"Finally, some good news. Let's go."

She leads the way out - the ceiling does in fact drop very low, but once they're past it and into the gorge everything gets easier. There's an actual bank, with shallows alongside it instead of the swift-flowing water, and they can see better without the need of bonelights, since a full moon is currently shining. The gorge walls are still steep, but they're climbable, and there's routes through.

...There are also three white wolves waiting for them. Familiar wolves, if Inej and Kaz can recognize the scars on the wolves Helvar rescued from Hellgate.

Kuwei shrinks back, away from the wolves.

"...They might be friendly."

"Without Helvar here? Tough sell."

"Uh."

"Hello?" she calls to the wolves.

...One of them wags their tail at least?

"Okay, maybe they are friendly."

"You three here to escort us out or what?" she calls.

Yip!

"Right."

"Okay, I'll go first. Inej, if they decide to eat me, throw a rock or something at them, yeah?"

"I'll stay alert."