N-no! I'm sure I deserve it at least as much as you do, and besides... if we don't stick together, we're never going to make it out of here in one piece!

[ Even while he's saying this, though, he's trying to hide himself behind Leon as completely as possible. But he's now got a pretty good death grip going on Leon's whole arm, so any harm that can't be averted by a meat shield is still going to befall them both.

When Leon's foot ventures into the well-lit unknown, Jamie kinda yelps and squeezes his arm tighter... But a second passes, and nothing terrible happens. And as his eyes adjust to the change in light, the searing glow of the portal diminishes and resolves into regular visibility. ]

...Is this...
a staff entrance?