if something that elegant could be called a clown . she self-mutilates every time she goes under . '' he came in smelling of 'her . ' the long rectangular room was broken up by the large round table in the middle and several rugs lining the ground in the corners , and there was a back door in the middle of the opposite wall . these pictures were clay 's promise to me . the guards followed , likely taking positions in the guard chamber just outside the room . 