(14) Abandon Ship!

((Action: Mercy leaves the room first.))

Mercy shifted her weight to one leg, tapping her foot calmly against the worn wood of the floor as she thought. There really wasn't much to think about, however; she knew they had little choice but to fight their way out. The problem was, if the ship was being raided, then there wasn't much the two of them could do. As frustrating as it was, being helpless, it was true. If the crew won against the pirates then that'd be all fine and dandy, but in the case that they ended up losing? Being on the ship at that time wouldn't be a favourable outcome, considering the time constraints put on them to get to Yuusari. So, that left, reasonably...

"Well, we get the heck out of here, of course." Mercy mumbled, feeling her mood worsen with the guilt. Pity any unfortunate pirates that would cross her path... "Let's hope we can find a boat in this place."

Find a boat and don't get caught, she reinforced clearly in her head as she leaned over to grab her knapsack and proceeded to swing it over her shoulder.

Squeezing by Faust, she carefully opened the door a smidge, peeking through the sliver of space out at the hallway. The coast is clear, she thought, sparing Faust a significant look. That gesture was all he would get, as in the next moment she was dashing into the hallway. Her footsteps were quiet compared to the stomping of skirmishes above deck, but the light tapping could be heard swiftly making its way toward the staircase around the corner and down the hall.

Figure A: Rough map of below deck of ship.
(Stairs at either end of ship.)

 ((Event: Enemy in the hall? Y/N))