Sam answers with another soft grunt and pushes himself back up again, looking down toward the ground, then further up the tree, gauging how much higher up be could go before his weight would no longer be supported.

"Free room 'n board doesn't sound too bad," he mutters as he hauls himself further up. The way he climbs, it's almost as if he does it for a living. "What's the job situation? How's the network?"