"You love extreme sports, don't you? Let's go skiing," Gideon excitedly suggested. "I know a challenging area in the Aldorean Mountains. I'm sure you'll like it!"
"Skiing?" Giselle had been feeling cold and hopeless lately. She was not interested in traveling to cold destinations.
In the end, she said calmly, "Forget about it. Traveling abroad is too far. I've just experienced that incident in Astrakhan. I don't feel like going abroad again. How about domestic travel?"
"That works." Gideon suggested everything she liked, "How about surfing? Parachuting? Racing? Canyoning? Or just hiking? Whatever you want to do, I have a good place to recommend."
She gave it some thought. "Let's go rock climbing. I haven't done that for years."
"Sure! That's what I'm good at!"
Looking a little worried, he added, "By the way, how's your health? If you aren't fully recovered yet, let's hike. I know a few popular trails."
"It's okay." She was confident in her stamina. "I might be in a bad mood, but I'm physically healthy. Let's do rock climbing."
He stopped nagging at her, feeling thankful to see her taking an interest in something. "I'll get the gear. Let's depart after lunch."
"Sure."
In her two years with Donovan, she had not participated in her favorite extreme sports. The thought of it made her excited.
After lunch, Gideon brought all the gear for rock climbing and drove them to the destination hundreds of miles away, which would take a few hours.
"Are you sure?"
"Of course." She shot him a quizzical look. "I wonder if you're experienced in rock climbing. If you haven't done this level of rock climbing, you should give up. It's considered risky for you."
He folded his arms defiantly. "Pfft! I tried climbing mountains without gear. This is nothing to me. If you're cool with it, I'll go with you."
Gideon had great stamina, thanks to a few years of training in the special forces. Although he was not as professional as Giselle in other extreme sports, he was exceptionally good at rock climbing.
"Fine. Let's put on the gear. Stop dilly-dallying." Giselle could not wait. It was getting late, and all she wanted was to take on her favorite challenge.

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