Muir feels the rope go slack and watches as it spills into the stomach, speechless. He picks up the end and notices that it had been burned through, so he doesn't feel angry at Jeffery for letting go, but it doesn't really matter to them right now as to why the rope has been swallowed, just that it has been swallowed. "Okay, now we need a new plan," he says with far more calmness than he actually feels. He decides that Riyu may be the correct person to ask in this situation, and so shouts up to him as loud as he can, hoping he can be heard. "What now, Riyu? We've got no rope!"