Down those few front steps they shall go, then—there's a porch out front, you see—the whole thing is so bloody charming it'll make you sick—and off down the street at a leisurely pace. Yes, Erik keeps in mind that his legs are about a hundred miles longer than his friend's are. No, it does not bother him in the least. He's happy to have a break from those two, frankly.

"I thought I'd take the main floor bedroom." Because of its strategic position, no doubt, and the fact that it is not so enclosed as that wizard's-tower type thing the second bedroom has going on.