She hadn't been trying to, but apparently Sae'Ka hit a rather sensitive nerve with her [/i]boyfriend[/i] comment, causing the warrior in the leather armor to nearly transform into a far more menacing reflection of himself. Snarling at him again, she was ready to defend herself, figuring that he was going to come after her, but then his rage thankfully subsided and she chose not to press the issue. She even looked past the fact that he'd called her<em>woman</em>, just this once.<br/><br/>Scoffing at the two of them making her go first when, unlike them, she didn't have a partner to watch her back, Sae'Ka's impatience got the better of her and she complied. Turning her back on the men while still listening carefully for any hint of treachery, she started trotting lightly up the spiraling steps, having to split her attention towards the front as well. The climb ended up being uneventful, but still moderately long, which probably wasn't as hard on Sae'Ka or Dean as it was on Donovan, burdened by his heavier armor.<br/><br/>Finally, panting lightly from the effort, she made it to what seemed like the top floor at the end of the staircase, her temporary allies not far behind. It seemed to be yet another maze of curving corridors and doors, which gave Sae'Ka no further clue or where she was supposed to go, and on top of that there were sounds of movement audible in several different directions.<br/><br/>"So, any idea which way towards these precious jewels of yours?" she asked the other two once they'd joined her, hoping that they'd come better prepared than her. Sae'Ka figured that if Zozo kept all of her most precious possessions in one place, which most people did, then they'd find the jewels and her own objective in the same room.