It seems as if my posts are degrading in quality greatly as we progress in the roleplay, either that or my standards have increased exponentially. At the very least, it seems I've managed to push the story forward in a reasonable manner. Those who object to me moving things as I have should voice those objections immediately, as what I did borders ever so slightly on god-modding, but I believe that the GM's permission to use that particular NPC extended to making him guide us to the private room. 

Sincerest apologies if I've made some sort of misinterpretation, I would be more than willing to edit, restructure or remove my post if necessary.