That's an apt description, though he thinks it's something of a subtle understatement, but he'll keep that to himself. There hadn't been anything nice about it that wasn't some mocking charade in disguise. Now that he's answering her questions, he'll have to figure out how to strike a balance of what to say, how to say it, and what to keep quiet. She deserves to have things honestly told, but doesn't need to be given all the tiny details.

"It was a tower. Like what Tartarus might've been like if it had people with an imagination runnin' the place."