You glance back and fourth between the two corridors, unsure which to take. Both could be dangerous. You rationalize that the smelly path would be best, even though Saguya has now turned around to face you again and looks somewhat ... happier? You can't read dog-person facial expressions, so you try to ignore the twisted mouth, a string of spittle slowly making its way to the floor. The dark corridor must lead deeper into this place, surely the parts closer to the mansion would be the ones to decay slowest? Just to be sure, you fish the skull out of your pocket and ask his opinion. You show him both corridors.
"So what do you think?" You ask.
"I think you need some advice, that's what I think." The skull says, grinning in the way only a skull can.
"Oh?"
"Yeah, take it from me, take it from old Murray. I've been around a while."
"Take what from you?" You ask.
"Take it easy."

Ow, shit. You drop the skull and clutch the back of your head as a long, drawn out spike of pain forces it's way through your own skull. Your vision blurs and you feel your knees start to buckle but you catch yourself at the last minute. You instinctively cradle the back of your head, trying to hold back tears of pain. You're pretty sure you let out a moan at some point, because Saguya has taken a step towards you and is peering at your face. Your vision clears, too slowly for your liking, as you shoo the disgusting creature away. You stumble backwards and slide down the wall, sitting for a moment to recover your strength.

By your foot is the skull. It's just a fucking skull. You must have been heavily concussed, but then again you felt like the skull was offering you some pretty good advice.

No no, that is the path to total insanity. You pick the skull up and jam it back in your pocket, closing the top so you can't see the eye sockets. You better return it to its rightful place once you're through this. You gently probe the back of your head, wincing in pain. Maybe if you hadn't spent so long concussed you wouldn't feel like such crap right now. You do feel like you're somewhat back to your senses now.

Saguya is a few paces into the smelly corridor already. You follow as it capers ahead of you. The density of the smell increases as you progress deeper, a stench very much like Saguya's but mixed with rotting excrement and raw sewage. The monster in front of you doesn't seem bothered by it though. You notice that one of the overhead bulbs has gone out, a slightly darker patch on the floor below. As Saguya passes through the dark patch, the sound of the monster's footsteps ceases and it passes through the shadow with such speed you wouldn't have been able to see it if you weren't right behind it. Saguya doesn't seem to notice, carrying on just as before, ambling down the rest of the corridor like a retarded puppy. You stop dead, suddenly very glad you didn't lead it down the dark corridor. Ahead is what looks like an opening into a larger room, also lit. Saguya vanishes through the doorway and then you hear a screech, exactly like the one when you turned the torch on it before, followed by the sound of scurrying feet.

[ ] Wait, stay silent.
[ ] Draw sword.
[ ] Ready whip.
[ ] Into the room, slowly.
[ ] Into the room, fast.
[ ] Peek around the door.