[ it doesn't occur to her to hold back with regard to what she dabbles in, any longer. she's had an extended conversation with him, and from the sound of it they come from an entirely different timepoint with regard to societies — if he comes from earth at all, and there's a definitive possibility that he doesn't, although she hasn't clarified that just yet.

hell is just another dimension, after all, compared to the waking world and the dreaming, and even the silver city — so there could very well be some quantum bullshit going on with respect to where they drag people into this place, from.

he brings up the lantern, and she nods at him. ]

Same here, actually...if it's crafted from the blood and bones from someone previous, and has usefulness beyond just a source of light, even mystical properties perhaps, it might be helpful to learn what sort of magic they might be dealing with further in this place.

[ and the more they know, and more artifacts they obtain, the better off here they might very well be. ]