"And here I thought ol' Tall and Spooky was a tough boss."  Willard swallows hard.  "Guess I better 'fess up on one thing."  He digs under his shirt, pulls out a curious emblem (https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9vnPZGf1Iuk/V0CJgTKgNcI/AAAAAAAAEpg/zYqR2n_oPXYUVWTnV45-c2OBEcViSPxSgCLcB/s1600/vinilos-almeria-simbolo-indalo-7497.png), holds it up by the chain and lets it dangle where you can all see it.  "Since it probably won't hurt at all to let you know, I mean.  I'm a member of this, ah, group of interested scholars.  We keep an eye on stuff like this.  Sometimes we can even do something about it.  Like here and now.  So, oath of secrecy aside, it's nice to meet backup."<br/><br/>'He glances at Irina.<br/><br/>"I thought there were five of you.  Native American guy.  Did he get lost or something?"<br/><br/>Jenny, against all expectation, the path you need to take is not the lit tunnel with the retreating, gibbering crowds.  You're absolutely certain that the passage immediately to the left is the better route.<br/>