'about entering the belly of the beast , ' nightingale said with a nod for the old meeting hall . she started to toss things back into the closet , but knowing there was another box up there made it hard to focus . jared spun around , and i followed his gaze to the edge of the room . he looked forward to the mission . she wants to stay in the philippines , at least for a few years where the family can help her . '' one city is pretty much the same as another after a while . 