[ It's okay, you can depend on Asch, again! Until you find his dead body, that is. ]

I was fighting with a couple of Oracle Knights.

[ Asch decidedly leaves out 'and I got stabbed several times, so I think I'm about to bleed out and die because I'm an idiot who doesn't carry gels on me'. ]

We should take a look around the castle. Unless, you've already familiarized yourself with your surroundings.