"Oh, God no." Darlington has no way of knowing, but the comparison makes him smile. "This will be child's play--or it should be." His confidence doesn't falter, exactly, but it's tempered by thoughtfulness. "To be honest, I'm still trying to decipher the exact affect of doing necromancy on a thalergenic planet."

Palamedes follows Darlington inside, and is greeted with an interior as grand as the exterior promised. He is still awed by how much wood is used in construction in Darrow--and by extension, in pre-resurrection society. Here, it's warmth and shine is on full display.

Now that he's here, he properly considers the options for his demonstration. "Is there a part of the house that is integral to its construction, but could conceivably have been built independently, at least in part?" Pal tries to remember some of the more old-fashioned aspects of Canaan House. "A fireplace, perhaps?"