Fred
Fred whispers in a tone that suggests discretion. “Mipha… and the others…” he points below deck. “But Kala is there… injured.”
Irina
Irina understands and moves just enough to look at Kala, her expression very concerned. “Is everybody else… okay?” She speaks in a whisper, matching Fred's tone—although she couldn't speak louder even if she wanted to.
Spoof
The scent of wolf's blood begins to permeate the lower deck.
Fred
Fred says in his hushed tone, “Link… he is injured badly. But he transformed into some sort of… dog creature.”
Irina
Irina lifts her head when Fred explains, trying to push herself up to even a seat but unable to do so, in pain. “Link… where…?” She whispers and looks around, “What is the danger…?”
Fred
Fred points below. “Mipha attacked everyone… Link and Mipha below.”
Mipha
Mipha looks down one side of the corridor and then the other. Siding with the left, she walks down and her foot bumps against something on the ground. She looks to see what it is. A cup? She turns her head towards an opening and moves inside. The cup made more sense seeing the condition of the quaters here. No crew were present in it, but that didn't stop her from searching. Perhaps something of significance might be here?
Nothing has caught her eye yet, but her nose was a different story. It crinkled just a bit and her eyes dilated at the scent of the blood. She couldn't narrow it down, but it was very much present in the air. She stepped back out of the crew quarters with a newfound purpose. She needed to know who this scent was coming from.
Irina
Irina's expression changes immediately when she hears the news. “Badly…?” She tries once more to push herself upright, but a sharp pain beneath her ribs forces her back down.
She closes her eyes for a moment, frustrated with her own body, then looks toward the opening below deck. “Mipha would never attack us,” she whispers, more certain of that than anything else. “Something happened to her. We can't let her hurt anyone... but we shouldn't hurt her unless there is no other choice. Where are Red and Revali?”
Irina looks toward the lower deck, clearly fighting the urge to try to move again. “Link transformed for a reason. He knows what he is doing…” The words sound almost like she is trying to convince herself but she speaks to Fred. “You know this ship better than any of us,” she whispers. “Is there anything we can do from here? Anything that could help him… or slow her down?”
Her eyes move over the damaged deck and the broken structure around them. “And is this ship still safe? If more of it gives way, everyone below could be trapped.”
Redvali
Red nods in understanding. Yep, him and Blue together. Finding potions, avoiding murder princesses. He's already having second thoughts about coming down here, but since he's committed, he intends to stay the course. Easier said than done, though.
So, he follows Blue out of the room and into the corridor. "Do you know where you're going?"
Blue shakes his head, "No, but I've got a hunch... We score going lower."
Red was a bit confused, but then it all came together once he gave it some thought. The lower decks were probably in better shape and protected. Also meant a greater chance of being cornered. "Alright..." He didn't like it, but it was a reasonable guess.
The two come to an intersection with stairs leading to a lower deck nearby. They each take to a wall and sidle along to confirm the area was clear.
Mipha
Mipha still couldn't pin down that scent. It was present, but diffused everywhere. She maintained her presence in the shadows, although her desire to determine where that blood was coming from slowly pulled her from lurking discreetly into pursuing openly.
It's safe or maybe unsafe to assume the area is clear. It is occupied and the footfalls are distant from the bird duo, but growing closer.
Spoof
A single cucco feather falls on top of Mipha
Mipha
The feather is just enough to break Mipha's momentum and slow her down and observe it. She grabs the feather and holds it up to examine it. She flips it from one side to the other then draws it closer to her face. Holding it beneath her nose, she sniffs at it to determine if the blood might belong to an animal that was on board. It's possible the exposion could have maimed something here.
Revali
Revali could hear those steps drawing closer and he quickly searched for any area that could serve as an exit. The closest were the stairs and they could go back the way they came, but if they were found, their goose was as good as cooked.
Once the steps stopped, he peeked out just enough to see if someone was at the end of the corridor, but he saw nothing. This wasn't good news, but it wasn't bad news either. Mipha could still be close by. He takes a look at the stairs once again and resolves that he's going to hop out and take the risk.
He motions to Red that he's going down there. Without waiting for a response, he kept himself low and crept over to the stairs as quickly as he could to start heading below, fully expecting his partner to follow.
Redvali
Red felt like he could lose his lunch at any moment, but he hasn't had anything to eat to lose anything over. That might be for the best. Nothing to digest means nothing that can come out and serve as a way to be found. For that, he's thankful. He just wished his body wasn't going through all the motions right now.
Blue's plan, as it developed, was simple and maybe even stupid. Not stupid because it wouldn't work, but stupid because Red was absolutely worried that it wouldn't. Their goal had always been to go down there, but with Mipha being practically anywhere at this point, he's sick at the idea of heading out and risking being found.
Still, Blue's effort was so impressively smooth and silent, he wasn't sure he could follow his lead after such an attempt, but well, it was commit or never, so he crept over to get to the stairs and hoped for the best.
Mipha
Mipha heard nothing of the escape the Rito duo made to the deck below. She'd begun to walk with the feather in hand, twisting it idly with her mind set upon the scent that was still in the air. As she came to the corridor the two exited from, nothing even hinted that they were ever present.