"Oh-w-well ok-"
He looks at Chip
"Lead the way."
Chip flies off of Darien's shoulder and starts flying down the hall. Darien chases after him
He follows Chip through the twists and turns of the castle until they reach they library. He runs in and reaches a mousetrap in a corner of the library. There's a small, brown and white spotted mouse huddled in a ball in the back of the trap, clearly terrified. Darien bends down, getting on it's level, and talks to it in low, soothing tones
"Oh no...hey-hey it's ok...you're safe, I promise...I'm gonna get you out of there..."
(Mans just actively preventing mouse cruelty-)