Below the deck huh? Yeah, we don't want 'em to mount a counterattack...

[he watched her think for a moment, glad it seemed like her training or knowledge gave her at least an idea where to look in this situation. He still couldn't infer what kind of a place she might be referring to though by what she said]

So, um.... Do you think you know of a place like that below the deck? Or should we just charge down there and look.

[finding one person on a ship that he didn't know the scent of wasn't his strong point]