"Ah." She makes a noise of understanding. "Lapis Lazuli's aren't soldiers." Or fighters, really.

She motions for him to follow her down a path that's absolutely the long way towards where they're going, but she's quick to explain, in case he's wondering why. "There's a patrol that comes down that way, they have a really good field of view too, they'd spot us if we went that way, so we're gonna come up around the other side while they pass. After that it's a clear shot to the labs."