Helian rolled her eyes as a huff escaped her maw. She plopped down into a sitting position on the floor, her tail unhappily curling around her. "Well, at least we outnumber them," she sighed before bending over to lick at the fur on her leg. Seeing she had nothing better to do, she began to groom herself, running her rough tongue over her back and cleaning up the wound stretching on her flank. Wetting her paw, she began to rub her torn ear, and she slightly winced at the stinging pain, but she was reassured that it wasn't any serious damage.
As she paused to lift her head and blink in the light layer of darkness, Helian noticed something glittering along the edges of one of the walls, where there weren't as many cages. Interest pricked at her, urging her to scramble up onto her paws and trot a little closer for further inspection. Upon approaching, she realized it wasn't glitter, but it was only a slight reflection. Excitement pounded in her as she hissed, "Hey, I think there's a small window up there!" She quickly climbed the cages with ease till she reached the top one, and she tugged at the rusty latch, almost vomiting at the layers of dust and gross mold growing on it. "Oh man, this is gross," she huffed, but there was a soft creak as the window finally gave way.
Fresh air poured into her nose, and Helian paused to close her eyes for a moment and gulp in large mouthfuls. "This smells so good," she whispered, but a frown tugged at her eyebrows at the sight of something blocking their way. It was sort of like a net, but upon biting it, she realized it was much harder and tougher than a net. "Bothersome humans," she muttered before starting to yank and rip at it with her sharp teeth till nothing but tattered remains were left, lightly blowing in the wind. She cautiously peeked outside, and relief cascaded over her when she saw that there were no traces of humans outside. Twisting her head around to face the others, she hissed, "Hey, see if you can get up here. One of you."