Okami hesitated at the top of the stairs, glancing back down the corridor, past Riku and frowning. He didn't really want to go downstairs, it seemed worse the further they went. Was it this bad when he rushed through the first time? He smiled, shaking his head, maybe it was because of the company. They were making him jumpy.

He muttered something under his breath, one of the orbs floating ahead of them, disappearing down the stairs. He laid his hand on the railing, gripping it to steady himself.

He stepped in front of Vera a little once they reached the next floor, glancing down one corridor and then the next. Had it gotten darker? He shifted his strap to his other shoulder and tilted his head, "Which way do you think we should go first?"