"It's probably more dangerous down there too, right?" In Luke's considerable experience exploring places full of monsters, the further you got away from ground level, the worse it became. He made a face, annoyed that he couldn't immediately go with Guy, but maybe soon.

"I want to help, but I still need a weapon." He packed the seed in a little more firmly than necessary. He wasn't worried, exactly. Guy had always handled himself fine. But other than seeing... or rather, not seeing Ion last night, he hadn't done anything useful at all. It didn't look like he'd be doing much useful tonight, either. Shouldn't his arrival be a help to his friends?

He'd just have to hurry and catch up.

"Anyway, if people are trying to get out through the basement, does that mean there's no way to just go over the walls?"