Human: Produce a detailed written description of a gloomy scene inside a passage with ironwood gates and walls. Assistant: 
This long, covered passageway, entered at either end through carved ironwood gates featuring a pair of intricately carved dragons, runs between the road and a large inner courtyard. The space is lit by rush lamps set into the whitewashed walls, and shadows flicker along its length. A faint, though not unpleasant, musty odor permeates the night. Sounds from outside are muffled by the walls and the enclosing darkness. The faces of those who pass by are barely discernible.