"D'you think I'd let them stop me?"

"...well as long as we're being responsible about stuff."

If they check, they will find that the church is unlocked and deserted, and there's no one to so much as ask for permission. The church bell tower is the tallest structure in the town, so from here they can see pretty much everything, though the town is too large for them to actually make it all out.

It turns out that there are crows hanging out in lots of places now, but there's a definite cluster of them around the cemetery. 

"Well," he says. "Time to go check that out, I guess."