Sheena grabs him by the wrist and pulls him along, and Zelos actually has half the mind to get out of his passive state of 'oh my god this is happening' and starts thinking of what the fuck they should do. He quickly queries his own database for the plans of Tethe'alla's castle and starts mapping out an escape route, hoping and praying that they won't be running into too much resistance on the way. He marks a promising route, checks it, makes a choice. It should be good enough for now if everything goes according to plan, but he keeps the floor plans in mind just in case he has to change the heuristics later on the fly if something blocks their path.]
"Best chances we got are we find the staff wing and follow a route down to the ground level, then make our way outside into the gardens. There's a maze, but I can guide you through it. After that, though," [he huffs,] "you're on your own, 'cause I sure as hell don't have a map of the fucking wilds."
[With a swift move as they round another corner, away from the smoke-filled hallway, Zelos manages to maneuver his hand so that he's gripping at Sheena, too, then sends a spark of ether down to her where the two of them touch. It should feel like a small jolt for her, so he sends a quick apology her way as Sheena glows for a moment. It's nothing too fancy or complicated, just a quick speed-enhancing ability of his he never got to use. It's the only thing he can offer right now that isn't offense-based.
Then he hears shouting, followed by footsteps, and curses. Well, shit; that took him by surprise. He didn't even feel it. Zelos clicks his tongue.] "Don't think I'm gonna be able to predict who's after us anymore, either," [he warns as they run into another hallway.] "The ether in the air is too chaotic. Pretty sure the entire castle's on high alert now!"
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Sheena grabs him by the wrist and pulls him along, and Zelos actually has half the mind to get out of his passive state of 'oh my god this is happening' and starts thinking of what the fuck they should do. He quickly queries his own database for the plans of Tethe'alla's castle and starts mapping out an escape route, hoping and praying that they won't be running into too much resistance on the way. He marks a promising route, checks it, makes a choice. It should be good enough for now if everything goes according to plan, but he keeps the floor plans in mind just in case he has to change the heuristics later on the fly if something blocks their path.]
"Best chances we got are we find the staff wing and follow a route down to the ground level, then make our way outside into the gardens. There's a maze, but I can guide you through it. After that, though," [he huffs,] "you're on your own, 'cause I sure as hell don't have a map of the fucking wilds."
[With a swift move as they round another corner, away from the smoke-filled hallway, Zelos manages to maneuver his hand so that he's gripping at Sheena, too, then sends a spark of ether down to her where the two of them touch. It should feel like a small jolt for her, so he sends a quick apology her way as Sheena glows for a moment. It's nothing too fancy or complicated, just a quick speed-enhancing ability of his he never got to use. It's the only thing he can offer right now that isn't offense-based.
Then he hears shouting, followed by footsteps, and curses. Well, shit; that took him by surprise. He didn't even feel it. Zelos clicks his tongue.] "Don't think I'm gonna be able to predict who's after us anymore, either," [he warns as they run into another hallway.] "The ether in the air is too chaotic. Pretty sure the entire castle's on high alert now!"