When she started away he called her back, wanting a few more minutes with her.
"Come along.

You haven't seen all the place.

It's quite interesting." He led her to another shed where the owner was installing a new machine.
She hesitated in the doorway, oppressed by an instinctive dread.

The great hall was vibrating from the machines and black shadows filled the air.

He reassured her with a smile, swearing that there was nothing to fear, only she should be careful not to let her skirts get caught in any of the gears.