And so it goes: sword/wand in hand, the light sphere hovering above them, until they come up on the turtle statue. Here, Jude stops -- a respectable distance away.

This is... different, but not so different, in a way. It's definitely like something out of Faerie, which makes her wonder.

"Think we need to pay the gatekeeper?"

That's how it usually works, in her world. That, or tricking them.