(Let's have him get back before she can.)
Aurelia continued pounding on the shackle with a rock, angrily hammering away. Eventually, it stopped making any difference, and she threw another rock in the fire. She waited for a bit, and did the same process, before trying again to pound at her shackle. She huffed in anger after it cooled off again. She wasn't making much progress. The lock looked like it might break open if she kept trying, but her hand was cut up and burnt.
Aurelia continued pounding on the shackle with a rock, angrily hammering away. Eventually, it stopped making any difference, and she threw another rock in the fire. She waited for a bit, and did the same process, before trying again to pound at her shackle. She huffed in anger after it cooled off again. She wasn't making much progress. The lock looked like it might break open if she kept trying, but her hand was cut up and burnt.