Sure enough, a moment later the door at the top of the stairs banged open, causing the water running down the stairwell to stop. "Well fuck." Came Petit's voice from the top of the stairs, "You two okay down there?"
"Yeah, we've got the high ground." Arthur called back, "For now."
"Good, figured you two for being cool in a crisis. Whoever pissed off the mermaid, say that there's a kraken coming."