[ What God has to do with this, Sharpe doesn't know. This seems more like the devil's work than anything else, and he thinks briefly of the man who introduced himself as Lucifer before he dismisses it. His enemies are the ones placed in front of him, and he doesn't have the time to go haring off on a wild goose's chase to visit some guy who might or might not have something to do with a bunch of walking corpses around.

Instead, he looks at Mia for a long moment, and at the windows. No hammer or nails, and he doesn't think his sword makes for a good woodcutter's axe. He sighs quietly. ]

Staying here'd be a foolish thing ta do. Come on, ma'am. Follow me.

[ He walks back out of the room. His own is on the first floor as well,and he doesn't have hammer or nails. But he's been looking through this building, and the thirteenth floor is empty - probably due to some sort of superstition or something. Sharpe isn't going to think much about that. Instead, he glances back at Mia, shifting his rifle further up his back. ]

There's rooms up top that's empty. We can stay there fer a bit.

[ And he looks down the hallway, and- ]

Quite a bit of stairs ta climb. Can you climb well, ma'am?