Oh, it is that, invariably! Very much ugly, beyond all words. I beheld a chair within its walls that made my stomach turn over. Yet this does not prevent it from being interesting. Have you much information on the history of the house?

[In the background: a demanding maaa. Val says something under his breath in Orlesian, too quickly and too quietly to be properly heard. He is opening the door on the other end, ushering in the new houseguest.]