"Don't go too far down. If we get stuck we'll be sitting targets later on." Yes, he sounded like a mother hen and he didn't particularly care. While Byrne explored the hole in the ground Badd shone his flashlight further down the path.

Given the high...turnover rate, it was impossible to know how long the Institute had been in operation. This might be left over from construction or it might be from before the Institute's existence. No way of knowing until they got out from where Landel could find them.

Up ahead Badd's flashlight beam disappeared into a dim opening in the mountain wall. Badd squinted, trying to make it out. Cave?