...h-heh...ha ha, of course something's the matter! Somthing's the matter all the time....

[His hands wrap around his upper arms -- it's not a strong folding of his arms, not putting up armor in preparation for a fight, or showing confidence and self-possession, but a self-soothing gesture. It makes him seem smaller, instead of bigger.]

...but, it's not so difficult, around here. It's too far from Bavan to be affected by the things limited to the city...and, anything that might cause trouble has the golem to deal with.

Has anything ever breached Hill House...? Caused trouble on the inside?