Ekun tied a rope to his arrow, but his shots couldn't find purchase — the arrow bounced off the chest's metal

Ekun tied a rope to his arrow, but his shots couldn't find purchase — the arrow bounced off the chest's metal lid, wouldn't stick in the wood, or even when it seemed to stick, it would fall out after the slightest pull. After several attempts, the ranger gave up, disappointed and annoyed. "Climbing it is, then."