The first thing that Dj'hân and Majenko discover is that the box hedge hides a fence of spiked metal railings - not a problem for them but these would prove difficult for larger folk trying to get through/over.
Inside is a fairly well-managed garden, with a single story outbuilding in one corner, and a gazebo in the other. There is no-one about, and Dj'hân notes that many of the flowering plants are in want of dead-heading, suggesting that the garden has been neglected for a few days.
The manor house itself is a two-storey affair with a couple of balconies on the upper floor and some impressive bay windows. For some reason all the curtains are drawn, but Dj'hân is able to see through a gap in one of the downstairs rooms. There are eight people seated around a dining table, dressed as if for a masked ball. Four of them don't move at all, the other four seem to mechanically spooning food up from a plate, most of which dribbles out of their mouths again. There is an unhealthy pallor to their skin.