He nodded his understanding, but when he swallowed it was a bit heavily. He would probably feel guilty about it for a while despite her assurance. Clearly he needed to get caught up on things before making any more assumptions. It was becoming very obvious that the timeline he came from was not the same as Belle's.

"Why wouldn't they be there?" He was thinking out loud more than asking her directly.

"I'm -- I'm not sure I should even go near it." Jefferson put his hand to his face as he began weighing all the pros and cons in his head. Just looking at the entrance couldn't hurt, could it? Maybe it could. He just... he just didn't want to lose control of his emotions. Not in front of Belle.