[ Storytime on the way up!! There's a bit of hurry when she catches up with him, ensuring she's on his tail because she would like to hear what he says as they make their way up. ]

Really? [ This must be an interesting story! If only because- ] I've never seen you get tired before!

[ Except for the Month of Love and that one October night, but... that was a different kind of exercise. ]

The walk up the Grand Narukami Shrine is something like this as well, actually. But the stairs were out in the open, so you had to be very careful during windy days.