C1303 Fall into the pit

Number Eight was sitting on the sledge in a leisurely manner, walking at a leisurely pace. Occasionally, he would hum a small tune on the way, making it seem as if he was in a good mood.

Only the way he led us was getting more and more remote, even deeper into the Alps.

This confused me. Could it be that Thomas lived here, and he was not a deity? The deeper they went