[He can! They are also flickering and don't work very well, but they cast the room in a bit more light. It's enough that he can now tell that the walls are painted a dull, lifeless grey. There also appears to be something glinting from within the partially opened chest. While he's standing near the vanity, he'll see that there are some papers lying on it, too, though they largely appear to be lists of times and places.]
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