Maloof is curious, he decides to follow the narrow route and see if it leads to somewhere else besides the other door. If it does just lead to the other door, he will backtrack to return to the party.
I was hoping that the corridor also extended east! Oh well. Let's check the door at the end, it should lead to the "fire" room, but maybe we can see something else in there from this side.
Dang, that was the door we were heading for! Unless anyone wants to pursue the ghouls, I think we'd best leave well enough alone and head north out of this room, then east through the secret door, then through room 20 and room 19, then north to check out the north door in the barrel room (NOT touchi...
Maloof looks around for any sign of a keyhole in the walls.
If he doesn't find anything, I think we should next head back north slightly and then east to the "red temple" then south and east to "room 18", and investigate the door on the east wall of room 18.
Maloof cautiously makes his way towards the key, watching the floor and ceiling especially. If he makes to the key without incident, he will pick it up.