It truly was. It was more than a little off-putting. The fact that Draco seemed so utterly at peace with it all probably didn't help any; he probably seemed like he'd been brainwashed or something.

"No, that's certainly true. Sadly, you ended up in...well, one of the worst districts here." He wrinkled his nose distastefully. That was just sad, and he couldn't quite place why it might be. "I showed up in the Tower District, later moved to Leisurebrook. Both of those are relatively decent. The Tower is fairly expensive, though, so I don't know how many places you want to frequent until you're more settled."