Duncan followed her lead, as quiet coming out into the hallway as he had been going in. He frowned thoughtfully and eyed the door. "If we don't secure this in some way, we won't know that it stayed cleared. If we lock it again, that defeats the point."

He dug in a side pouch and came out with a small strap of extra leather, the sort of thing he used to repair small damage to his armor. "I can shove this partly under the door. They're not intelligent enough in their actions to think to pull it out, but it won't keep out any sentient people who may need a quick retreat, including us." He bent to do that, testing to be sure it would hold.

"Further down the hall?" He didn't see that they had much choice.