How is Straylight described to Case?

Wintermute describes Straylight to Case through 3Jane's essay on her own family. 3Jane explains the secrecy of both the family and the villa itself, and how each room is a unique secret and architecturally different from the rest of Freeside. Wintermute also compares Straylight to the hornet nest from Case's past, telling him that they are similar in how they operate and reproduce.