"I wonder if they teach classes on electronic lock picking," he said, being only half facetious. "Could come in useful on our missions, too." That would be how he justified it were he ever to propose such.

He nodded and carefully pushed open the door, keeping his hand on the knob in case it squeaked so that he could control it. The hinges were silent, the office almost pitch black. That was good. It meant it didn't have a window to the outside.

He crept in on a knee and immediately shifted to the side against the wall, giving Elissa room to follow. The doorway was a kill zone, always, never a place to linger. He needed time for his eyes to adjust before he would think of attempting to move further. The office was perfectly quiet. He chose to take that as a good sign, finally sliding forward with one hand out.

A few paces away he felt the smooth side of a desk. He felt up it to the surface, objects just a few inches from the edge. "Careful with this," he whispered. "Don't want to knock anything off." He continued to follow the contour around until he reached a chair. From that he stretched out a leg. "Cabinet or wall not far from behind here," he added.

"Search to your right. See if the wall is solid or if there's another door. I'm going to your left."