"Och, it'll take more than a few wee coals to hurt me," Jamie replies, sounding perfectly confident that he's not going to be injured. He's not worried about that. As long as they can get through this and she's not badly hurt, it doesn't matter if he does get the odd burn here and there. Hopefully the extra layer of clothing will help her to avoid being burned again, and that's the important thing.

Since he's already crouched down, it's a matter of no time at all for him to allow her to get back over his shoulders. She'll have to do whatever she's going to do with the shirt quickly, though, because as soon as they're up he's heading right for the box with that stuck stick.

"Remember, Victoria, ye can do this," he calls up, that same encouraging note in his voice. Maybe they'll get lucky with this one at least, and she'll be able to pull the baton out and get the box open at the same time. He's reasonably confident she'd be able to jerk her hand back quickly enough to avoid any serious injury there. "We'll get that key yet."