With one hand ready to reach for his weapon, he slowly pushes the door open further with the other, just enough so that he can carefully peek around the door and into the room beyond...
He positions himself in the hallway so his torchlight shines through the partly-open doorway into the room beyond.
Sulannus edges into the room cautiously and moves the dim lights of her cantrip over the body to get a better look at it, and the slab it rests on.
Bartleby advances to try and read the parchment, being careful not to touch anything.