Unfortunately, there isn't the time to comfort the child. Sieghart powers through the darkness and pain to the cliff's edge, where he releases the child's hand and instead grabs him by the scruff of his clothes with the same hand that clutches the bundle. Then he waits until the last second and, when the bear is just about to close in on them, slides off the ledge as if to throw themselves down—but grips the edge with his freed hand in the hopes that the bear will barrel straight over them and into the water below.]
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[That's an enormous bear.
Unfortunately, there isn't the time to comfort the child. Sieghart powers through the darkness and pain to the cliff's edge, where he releases the child's hand and instead grabs him by the scruff of his clothes with the same hand that clutches the bundle. Then he waits until the last second and, when the bear is just about to close in on them, slides off the ledge as if to throw themselves down—but grips the edge with his freed hand in the hopes that the bear will barrel straight over them and into the water below.]