I would be afraid of it if my brother was after me like that, Bruce thinks, but he keeps that very much to himself. "Maybe it's for the best," he chooses to say instead.

He leans back a little, looking upward as he thinks. "I spoke at length to Sherlock about what he knows of this place, and it's only getting worse. He knows something about the ritual this place started with, but he's sure that the ritual has changed, now."