The woman nods rapidly, stands back to let them through the door. This part of the complex is meant for staff as opposed to customers. Simple decorations on the walls, smaller rooms. "We gave him opium, but it wasn't enough to make him sleep. We did not dare give him any more."

"We'll find out what's going on, Neferu," Kreyu tells her, tone soothing.

They are led quickly to a room where someone has lit a brazier. A man slightly shorter than Skellig but quite strong and broadly built lies on his stomach. Even with a sizeable amount of opium in his system, his pain is LOUD in the room.