"There is a well here — magical, just like everything here. It will allow you to get inside the House. Get use

"There is a well here — magical, just like everything here. It will allow you to get inside the House. Get used to it — here in the First World, things can have very unexpected uses. Be careful! Nyrissa will know your every step inside, and she will do her best not to let you leave. You — your kingdom — is the last grain of dust for the Apology. There is no way back for her, or for you."