Since the whole affair with Belloq, Una hadn't been out to the ruins at all. Going there made her feel sad and guilty, and in cases where guilt feelings could be avoided with relative ease, she tended to do so.

But she happened to be at the museum when one of the curators—the one who was handling most of the things from the library that Ben had discovered—came hurrying up to her and asked her if she could carry a message and some gear to the workers down there. Una couldn't very well refuse, but she made up her mind to get the work done as fast as possible.

She made the delivery and started to head back into town, but paused for a moment on a small rise that afforded a good view of the site. Gloomy, irritable thoughts flickered through her mind, and she tried to not dwell on them.