He had to trust in that, and in them.Alan led him on a merry chase through twisting passages before eventually stepping out into a second, large caver.... A fissure in the ceiling allowed a slim ray of daylight in. Two clusters of crystal, both smaller than the one in Logan’s cavern, glowed a pale beige. Between the two and the light spilling in through the ceiling from outside, there was enough illumination to drive the blackness back and see a large, blocky shape against the far cavern. When he finished, he placed one copy on top of Jake’s pile and another in a box on his desk. Then he started writing out a second page. This one he signed and sealed before he placed it with Jake’s stack. He rested his hand on the stack and said, “This page will get you the bounty on the Raven. you’ll need to take it and the page under it to the port authority office at the city hall. The man there is even more unfriendly than Harrold over there.” He pointed to the clerk Jake had encountered. He mentioned he had a condo in Hillcrest and that he lived alone. I said that I had just moved to San Diego and didn’t really know anyone other than the people I worked with. He asked if I went out to clubs or stuff and I said not really. I told him I was still learning all that San Diego had to offer. He smiled and said there is a lot to offer if you look for it. We got up to his neighborhood and he indicated I could park on the street. I said I was going to just drop him off and head. The man smiled broadly but did not laugh. ‘Right or left?’ the man asked. ‘What do you mean?’ Tillie asked in confusion. ‘When I get to Route 1, do I turn right or left?’ ‘Oh, you turn left. It’s only about a half-mile up on Route 1. You’ll see it on your left. There’s a large white sign out front.’ ‘Thank you,’ the man said, smiled and placed a dollar bill on the counter. He got up slowly and walked from the store. Tillie watched him as he walked away. She hadn’t noticed until he had gotten up.