Midnight adventure

Trooper slips out into the hall as soon as there's enough room. He trots several paces down the dim hall but stops, looking over his shoulder to see if Thirteen was following him. Seeing that she was, he waits.

Putting his nose to the floor, he follows a new scent, giving another quiet woof. Padding down the hall, he walks quickly, but keeps Thirteen at his side, making sure he's between her and whoever it was that they were tracking.

The massive dog stops at the top of the stairs and looks down into the dark lower level. There were a few dim lights so it wasn't pitch black, but it was a little eerie. A rattling noise makes Troopers hair bristle and his tail stiffen. He lets out a loud bark this time, it's deep tone echoing through the hallway.

Glancing up at Thirteen, it seems he's weighing his options until he decides to proceed. Down the stairs he goes, his sense of guard duty winning out. He takes it slow though, obviously trained to avoid surprises of the unknown.

Arriving to the lower level, his nose is on the floor again as he sniffs his way down that hall to the left and down, stopping at the holding cell. He gives a little growl and looks around, then sniffs again. Without anyone to guide his moves, he was on his own to decide what to do.

Trooper sniffs in a circle, then looks up as movement in the little window of the door catches his eye. In an instant, he's on his two hind legs, his front paws on the door, giving several vicious barks to the face in the window.

Alec takes a quick step backward, his eyes wide. What on earth?

Trooper drops down again, still growling, and looks to Thirteen.