*keeps his eyes fixed on his feet (one in front of the other) (so he doesn't have to look at the shadows around him)*
*still (somehow) calm, his voice even, in spite of the fact that he's running fast through the streets towards the House of the Fountain, in spite of the fact that he's turning clues ('s a blue O with--a C? Two Cs inside.) over and over in his head*
's not how I'd wanted to...
-- wake me up? Yeah, 's not one of your better efforts, soldier.