When Uriel crossed the gate he was greeted with a very unwanted, but at the same time pleasant hug from Nika who was worried something happened to him.
"Where were you? What took you so long?" She asked.
"I had... something to finish." He replied.
No one suspected that he stayed behind to make sure Shaker wouldn't come back from the dungeon, but they didn't ask any questions either. The reason for this was because the gateway led them to the underground chamber beneath the San Fernando cathedral, the place where Uriel found the religious parafernalia and where Tom, Mark's friend, met an untimely end by the hand of one of the living statues.
"This place doesn't look anything like the last time we were here." Uriel pointed out towards the destroyed walls and the non existing ceiling.
"That's on me," Jon scratched the back of his head apologetically. "Last time I visited I had a disagreement with a lady." He continued.
