This long, wide hallway has walls of a finely grained grey wood, and

the floors are a patterned black marble. Slightly disturbing statues

stand on short pedestals here, and odd portraits hanging from the

walls seem to stare at you with a life of their own. A wonderful

chandelier hangs from the ceiling here, made out of glittering crystal

and sporting a hundred glowing candles. The carpeted hallway leads out

to the north, and to the west looms a heavy, ornate oak door.