The stark, somewhat eerie structure standing incongruously against the otherwise empty landscape had caught his eye immediately, and sure it would mean heading a little further out of their way than his exhausted body would have appreciated, but the chance to sleep somewhere at least approaching civilised and sheltered after days of nothing more than the basic supplies they'd been allocated held a particularly strong allure for him. Besides, today was the 4th May, his birthday, and the hours' trek to the mansion would certainly seem like a worthy gift if he was able to get a decent night's sleep in relative comfort.

He'd made his way there along with the others who had chosen to do so, dropping his pack and rubbing his aching shoulders as soon as he was inside. The place was still derelict and may well have seen better days, but right now it seemed like luxury compared with the conditions they had endured since the outset.

"Ah, time to take a look around," the words were quiet and spoken mostly to himself, yet they were still audible to anyone standing in the general vicinity.