Being carried over someone's shoulders while they walk around is one thing, Chara decides. Being carried over someone's shoulders while they ascend a staircase is another, wobblier matter.

Still, the uncomfortable motions do give them a bit of motivation to try fighting their captor once again. Chara waits until Tauriel's partway up the staircase, until she seems to be midstep- and then abruptly jerks, struggling violently in an attempt to throw the elf off balance.