> Enter the mansion proper.
>You make your way inside. Walking down the pathway is something of a surreal experience.
>The front hall no longer features banner, foreign portraits, suits of western armor, and other pieces from Mistress' collection. Instead, it is now dominated by a collection of a dozen bodhisattva statues, in various meditative and symbolic. The wallpaper has been replaced with what appears to be whitewash, and covered with wall hangings with what you assume are various sutras. Most of the rugs are gone, only a few long thin carpets leading toward the main doors. The bare wooden floors, however, are decently clean. You note that it seems whatever the mansion has become, it now observes the custom or removing one's shoes upon entering.
>Most bothersome of all, though, isn't how different it all is. Rather, it feels strangely familiar as well.
>A lone monk, an older human woman, is currently dusting one of the statues. She looks over toward you and says, "Ah, you're back. Lady Scarlet is in the library."
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