Matthew, still pondering the sensation of the powerful magic auras, traipses through the rest of the house. The house is old, but well-built and in good condition. He first finds himself in a room completely bare of furniture, wall hangings - or anything else. There is some charred wood, cold to the touch, in the fireplace. The rest of the rooms, both at ground level and one floor below, are dusty and just as empty as the first. Whoever purchased the house most recently must have never done much living in it.