"More or less," he says. Not really an answer. What else is he supposed to say? Yeah, I built this place over a period of months. He had help, and he was building on the skeleton of an existing building, but it's still a hell of a thing to spring on somebody who knew him.

Besides, he doesn't do the cooking here. Never could.

"Not sure you could call it a 'commune' when half the population here hates the local god, but yeah."

Maybe "hates" is a strong word. Sure as hell don't trust them, though.