Castgirl 1506-3 Sock Sprain - Was this shortcut really good to take? - 21 min

Castgirl sits on a wall as she puts a sock on her injured foot.
Her foot has started to hurt again so she tries to hold it up for a while where she sits but she realizes it won't get better so she takes her crutches and starts crutching.
She try to put a bit weight on her hurt foot by walking carefully on tiptoe but soon it hurts to much again so she only crutch again.
She finds a shortcut up the hill, but the question is whether this path, which is both narrow and contains steps, is really faster for her