[Normally he wouldn't give animals, domesticated or wild, much thought beyond food, but then he'd watched a thresher maw take down a Reaper. The bandersnatch would be a good home security system one day.

He made a face at the mention of magic, but didn't comment on it.] Then my advice is to keep it from being a complicated mess of towers and dungeons like Caer Scima. Do not waste time with frivolities and build what you can defend with the aid of the forest and what minions you can trust, if any. Give yourself a clear line of sight from every angle possible.

[She could probably design something aesthetically pleasing and functional, but there was a reason no one asked him for decorating tips. He had defended mostly rubble in his time.]