Been to it a few times. [ Died in it, also got relocated to it, it never truly ends. ] Not a place I'd recommend, but I'm familiar with it.

[ But she nods once, briskly. ]

Either we're not close enough yet or the thing we're dealing with is currently dormant. Either way, we're bound to be in for a fight on our hands sooner or later. If whatever did this was smart enough to take hostages, that's an additional problem, but not anything that can't be handled.