[Aww, she should apologize more often, too!]

Close your eyes. It'll just be temporary. [She can't exactly turn her blastia into a flashlight; a quick flash is all she can do, and she squints around as it goes off. It was quick, so she's not entirely sure if she saw shapes to their right, but...] Hmm...I think there was a wall or something to the left. We might find a staircase over there.