Soushi nodded, but tried the door just to be sure. No sense making even more noise if they didn't need to. Unfortunately, the knob didn't turn. He consoled himself with the thought that if something were going to come after them, they'd certainly made enough noise that it should have found them by now, so perhaps that meant there were other targets. Or maybe there just wasn't much out tonight.

He tucked the roll of bandages in the waistband of his pants and swung the bat hard with both hands. Again, it took a couple of swings and the door creaked its protest, but Soushi pushed it open, feeling a bit more anxious than he had about the other doors.

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