She'd been wondering when this was going to happen. She's reminded of Philemon's realm, although the expanse of nothing outside of his pavilion had been dark.

Of course, the reminder of Philemon also brings reminders of Nyarlathotep and his 'bet' with Philemon (and she still can't believe she'd missed a chance to help take Nyarlathotep down by one Jaunt). And that makes this entire 'competition' stink that much worse - games like this tend not to end well for the pawns.