▁st ake ▁out ▁the ▁church yard ▁where ▁Su yd am ▁often ▁wal ks , ▁and ▁Mal one ▁makes ▁it ▁clear ▁that ▁he ' s ▁attract ed ▁to ▁Robert . ▁Su yd am ▁appears , ▁cutting ▁their ▁conversation ▁short , ▁and ▁Robert ▁introdu ces ▁himself ▁as ▁an ▁occ ult ▁scholar . ▁Su yd am ▁inv ites ▁Robert ▁to ▁his ▁home ▁to ▁sell ▁him ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁pam ph lets ▁and ▁tells ▁him ▁more ▁about ▁the ▁Kit ab , ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁held ▁by ▁his ▁supp liers ▁in ▁S alem . ▁He ▁is ▁then ▁called ▁away , ▁and ▁Robert ▁s ne aks ▁into ▁his ▁bas ement ▁where ▁he ▁finds ▁a ▁vast ▁sea ▁cave ▁containing ▁a ▁golden ▁to tem ▁and ▁human ▁remains . ▁He ▁is ▁attacked ▁by ▁a ▁g low ing ▁female ▁mon ster ▁and ▁fle es , ▁only ▁to ▁lose ▁conscious ness . ▁He ▁w akes ▁up ▁to ▁find ▁Su yd am ▁standing ▁over ▁him , ▁and ▁he ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁must ▁have ▁passed ▁out ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁gas ▁leak . ▁Robert ▁goes ▁on ▁his ▁way , ▁determined ▁to ▁investigate ▁further . ▁ ▁III : ▁A ▁L ur king ▁F ear ▁Robert ▁checks ▁in ▁at ▁the ▁Hill man ▁hotel , ▁S alem , ▁to ▁locate ▁Tob it ▁Bog gs , ▁the ▁man ▁mentioned ▁by ▁Su yd am . ▁He ▁wal ks ▁to ▁the ▁Bog gs ▁Re fin ery ▁where ▁he ▁meets ▁Bog gs , ▁who ▁tells ▁him ▁about ▁the ▁occ ult ▁group ▁St ella ▁S ap iente ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁obtained ▁his