As the party approaches the intersection of passageways, Darius creeps carefully up to the intersection and looks both ways. He says, “I would guess that the control room for those doors is straight ahead.” From the rear of the party, Raul chimes up, “Wouldn’t it be better to clear the area to the right first? We’d hate to get flanked while Rahvin is feeling so poorly. If you really want to move forward first, I’ll clear the area to the right after we establish that the area in front is clear.” Alarion gently elbows Darius and says, “I believe our ascetic friend is correct, Master Darius. Let us indeed explore the souther passage before venturing to the …. control room, you called it?"
“I’m all for no ambushes,” Moru pipes up. “Let’s go a bit the other way and see if we can clear it easily before we head back.” And Thea contributes, “Indeed gentlemen, let us be careful,” her voice little more than a whisper. She continues, “Though it seems likely we’ll find few live enemies down here, where those cubes were so voraciously active…”
Standing at the intersection of the passageways, Darius and Alarion peer down each of the three choices before them, trying to discern something of interest to draw them toward one passage over the other two. Other than the previously mentioned cricket, which is currently pausing between annoying stanzas of his “song,” they detect nothing. After a moment’s brief consideration, a decision is reached, and the party begins to proceed down the branch leading to the south, as Alarion originally suggested. The passage echoes softly with the footsteps of the party, and this sound causes the cricket serenade to begin again. The party proceeds about thirty feet to the south, which puts Raul just off the intersection within the southern branch. Darius and Alarion first, and now also Jonas, Wally, Moru, and Thea see a door up ahead on the right.
Actions?