While Quentin carries Eliot on the stretcher he's made, his load suddenly becomes heavier and heavier. He'll find a spirit sitting cross-legged on top of the sleeper, head turned all the way upside-down and regarding Quentin in an air of what almost seems to be curiosity. The spirit lunges without warning. Quentin will get away with a deep set of gouges down his back, from the top of his spine all the way down.