I wanted to point out that I'd done things more dangerous than that before. I'd swum with sharks, battled pirates, fought against the Many-Eyed, and I knew it was different, I knew these creatures were foreign to me, but I also knew it would be wrong to leave Richie there. Even if all we could find was his glasses, it would just feel wrong. Forever.

Beverly's suggestion cut through my thoughts, though, and I nodded. Quickly, I looked to Eddie, my eyebrows drawn together in the question. Would that be okay? I hoped it would. It was a compromise, it meant we would all stay here in relative safety, though I knew it was more than possible for those creatures to come here, too.

"We can do it here," I agreed and my voice cracked and fell apart on the last word.