Lloyd couldn't help but keep a wary eye on the darkness that surrounded them in the library. He hadn't forgotten being attacked in this room. Was there still a monster lurking? Had someone killed it? Or had it moved to another part of the building?

No way to know unless it attacked, or they found its body somewhere. Regardless, Lloyd wasn't going to let it slow him down. Grim and still determined, he strode straight for the open passage that would lead them to the secret stairs.

[To here.]