They don’t go back to the factory. No one can stomach it, after Kisho.
Instead, they hack and slash their way through every shadow they pass through on their way to the woods that ring the town. Lane and Lissie explained to Miles how to find an entrance into Iblis’ ‘realm’ or whatever. Apparently, these entrances aren’t very location-based.
All knowing that does for Rhys is convince him that they’re screwed in every way imaginable.
“Anyone else feel like this is a bad idea without Lissie?” Holland feels the need to ask right as they cross the tree-line.
“You know, the thought hadn’t crossed my mind until the second you said that,” Will says, pulling out one of his handguns and pointing it and a penlight into the gloom.
Holland makes a face like she’s considering apologizing, but then thinks better of it.