It is true that most people tend to keep their most precious valuables at a higher position in their homes when they possess multiple stories. [ he says this as if it were an interesting factoid, no other reason, really 8| ] Up it is. [ he follows close behind her, the stairs creaking a bit under their every step. spiders crawl across the railing, and val'drin plinks one of the side viciously with a finger and thumb.

at the top of the steps, they find themselves in wide hallway, with arching ceilings, and a moth-eaten red rug. a large grandfather clock dominates the wall, and various doors stand closed all down the length of it on either side. ]

Eeny meeny miney...