[Gideon steps forward at Aloy's gesture and peers closer at the crack. There's a loamy, vegetal scent vaguely wafting from within, and what feels like the movement of air. There's something here, and good or bad, they're probably all ready to concede that they're desperate now. It's worth a shot.]

Yeah, we can't rely on magic. And I mean, it's already damaged. If we were trying to punch our way through solid rock we'd have no fucking chance, but we can see there's a hollow space behind here, and the structure is kinda compromised. We could get this open...

[Using only their own physicality? She sure as shit doesn't know, but that doesn't mean she's opposed to finding out.]

I don't suppose anyone's found a handy steel crowbar lying around? Or like, anything remotely similar? If not, then let's just fucking brute-strength it.

[Now would be an excellent time for a surge of preternatural strength, but just like Ciri's magic, there's no way to know whether that'll pull through or not.]