[Rest assured, Ivan would be using this to his advantage in the future, but right now there wasn't really time to negotiate. If he waited to long, the window of opportunity to help Pegasus would close.]

Yes, yes, I'm going as fast as I can! Climbing trees isn't as easy as it looks, you know.

[Ivan finally pulls himself up to his destination, grabbing the branch and hoisting himself up onto it with the help of the tree trunk. Once he was on he wrapped both legs around one side of the branch, sucking in a deep, preparatory breath.]

...

[And then Ivan suddenly flips over, hanging upside down from the branch with his arms held out to Pegasus.]

Now it's your turn to hurry. [He strains.]