Having changed into a cleaner outfit and dealt with the dirt on his hands, Zephiel walked down the stairs to go find a book to read until dinner was ready, which he suspected would be fairly soon. As he walked to the library, he passed through one of the hallways leading to the back door and noticed something on the floor. He bent over, curious to see what it was. 

...Blood? 
Not a lot of it, just a few drops here and there. Nothing to really get worked up about in his opinion. He straightened up and continued walking until he noticed a few more drops a little further down. There seemed to be a bit of a trail leading off somewhere, though it ended after a little while of following it. A few sounds nearby alerted him that someone was still in the area, so he followed what he could hear until he reached the kitchen. "Axle, did you do something again?" Looking in, Zephiel saw that Axle wasn't in there, but that girl was. He just stared for a moment. "...What are you doing?"