"It's hard to keep the element of surprise when the Hakiems know of any secret passages here," Rose counters. "And we're both hunter and prey. I know basic hunting rules; nature is my true home."

After hearing Alex's little speech, Tayro took his face from the little hole.
"Split up? I'm against it. Didn't you all hear what Alpha told you? Hakiems gain strengh in large groups. If we are to face large teams of these soldiers, it would be far easier if we were to tackle them all together. Moreover, even if a party found Alpha, how would we communicate with each other? How could we report casualties? If you want even one more reason."-he advised, always keeping a calm that was not usual to him-"if a group gets catched, they can blackmail the other one to surrender, rendering our efforts useless. Sure, we are easily sighted in a large group, yet, we are a stronger as a group."

Finishing his little speech, the boy dug his face on the gap again, observing the new room.

Shada leans in close to Nogare and Alex, listening to their concerns. She considers their words for a second before shaking her head. She agrees with Tayro. "If we run into any Hakiems, we'll be noticed regardless of how large or small the group is. They'll inform the others that we've escaped, and then we're sunk." She grips her dagger's handle. "We only get one chance at this...but if we are spotted, then having greater numbers may prevent the Hakiems from escaping and reporting us."

Glancing out through the double doors, Tayro is relieved to see that no one is there either. The white trend along the walls and flooring continues into a hallway. It goes about fifty yards before being intersected by a corridor, then continues on for another fifty yards. You cannot see what lies down the corridor in either direction.

There are three more doors in sight. A large one stands on the opposite end of the hall. A second one is in the right wall on this side of the intersection, and a third is in the same position on the opposite side of the corridor.

OOC: Sorry Alex, but that doesn't fit my plan very well. Lol...I need everyone together. It was hard enough to cover all the bases when the group was split into adjacent rooms!

Nogare nodded. Well then let's hope we are powerful enough... he, I've never even used a sword before... hm.... oh well. Knowing that they would be caught soon, Nogare drew his sword, but still being silent, in case they still had a chance from being caught... It felt... odd... it didn't require two hands... so short... and bladed... way different from what he was used to...

Dogura wasnt sure what to do with the current situation, nor had he used a dagger more than a few times in his life. However he knew where the arteries were located, and was ready to kill at any moment. He wouldnt be able to live with himself, if he were to let yet another person he cared about fall victim to the hakeim. He was ready at any moment. He turned to lady rose. "How exactly did you know there were secret passageways? And if the element of surprise is not on our side, there must be something else we can do." He turned to Alex. "You. Are you ready, to silently kill the enemy? We could hide thier bodies in the cooking closet on the left. Im ready if you're ready." Dogura posistioned himself to leap out at the enemy.

Tayro motioned for the group to come.
"It's all clear everyone."- he said, fully opening the door this time.

Seeing the many new paths they could take, Tayro again examines the situation.
Seeing that the Hakiems' numbers are quite abnormal, I'd say that the room opposite to this one would be another Mess Hall. Considering the location, these doors probably lead to some kind of bathroom, so... I think we should examine the other corridor.

As stealthily as he can, Tayro goes step by step glued to the wall, and quickly glances to the other corridor, to see what was on either side.

"I don't know of any secret passages, but it wouldn't surprise me if there were some," Rose says. "And drop the Lady. I'm not a general anymore."

Blast! Are all humans like this?! She's going to get us caught! Just a little more quite!

Alex took Dagura's words and quickly drawed both of the knives he got from the kitchen (OOC: Icouldn't help it ) and assumed an attack position as he entered the new room, there seemed to be no hakiems here, but they could be hidden anywhere "After all, this is their home" he thought
"This one seems to be empty" he said but unwilly to leave his attack stance "Should we go this way?"

Dogura nervously glanced around, not seeing any signs of life. He stood up, and walked to the corner of the next door. He looked at the reflection in his dagger to see around corners as he moved slowly through the hallways. A bead of sweat rolled down his neck, as he could only imagine what lay around the next corner.

Tayro and Dogura peak around the corridor, at last spotting signs of life again...unfortunately. The corridor extends about two hundred yards to the right, and fifty yards to the left. On both ends of the corridor can be seen a room with no door. Each room contains a set of stairs, the left one going up and the right set heading deeper into the base.

The left room holds two Hakiems, though they are only seen from time to time as they meander about the room. Apparently they don't take their job too seriously, since guarding a set of stairs this deep in the base is of little importance. The room to the right seems to hold seven or eight Sheikah, all a bit more serious. You can see a speck of blue on each one of them, probably a handkerchief representing their status as Hakiems L3.

It should be easy enough to cross through the intersection without detection, but if you attempt to go down either end of the corridor there is a good chance that you will be seen and reported.

"Which way?" Asks the Hylian. "I'll go wherever you do; I'm safer with the left, but I won't be making any choices; I'm no the leader in this case..."

Alex sticked his ear to the wall and listened to the rooms ahead, everything sounded a little faded, but aparently somebody was in the rooms over and below...
"It's a hard decision, like I said, let's keep the element of surprise, and try to kill silently"

Nogare nodded, gripping his new sword harder. "I you are caught, I'll come help you. I can't sneak attack..."

Shada cautiously looks at all their options. 'One doorway on this side of the hall...two more on the other side of the hall...one room with two Hakiems to the left...another room with many more Hakiems to the right...'

"Why don't we just keep going straight?" Shada asks. "Or we could look into the door we're standing next to."