Ellyn nodded, though she was a bit taken aback by Kaura's request. Of course, she told herself, it must have been a long few days for Lady Kaura. "Yes of course, Lady Kaura," she said, turning down one of the hallways they passed and heading back up towards the ladies living quarters. "I'm sorry I didn't take you to your room earlier, but I'm afraid it wasn't quite ready."
They stopped in front of an oak door with iron hinges and a lock. "I believe this one is yours, Lady Kaura. The maids have come in and made up your bed, but if you need anything the attendants are just down the hall that direction," she pointed as she spoke, "They can get you any gowns you require or help you brush out your hair." She paused and then blushed a little, pointing in the opposite direction, "My room is just around that corner, my lady, and I would be happy to help, should you need anything in particular."
She pushed open the door into a well lit room on the Western side of the castle (evident by the fact that the sun was fading behind trees in the window view. There was a large bed, covered similar to Viktor's, except that there were down quilts instead of the animal skins that adorned his. Along one wall was a vanity with drawers and a well polished mirror. The walls were decorated with tapestries of the forests and fields of the surrounding countryside, and candelabra's adorned the walls to provide lights in the evening. There was even a single small armchair that one could sit in.
"I'll call an attendant to help you dress, Lady Kaura," Ellyn said, then curtseyed politely and left the room to go get a maiden.
* * *
In the main tower of the Palace, Viktor helped the young page set everything in order. There was plenty of firewood to keep the night's chills out, and a bottle of thirty year old wine from the cellar with goblets and a tray of fresh fruit and cheese laid out. He knew that she probably wouldn't be hungry when he brought her here, but they had all night. He'd made sure that the linens were changed and only the softest furs were still on the bed. Fresh flowers, blood red roses that he found both appealing and appropriate were the dominant theme in the room's decorations now. The page had found all this quite curious, but had asked no questions. Although his suspicions were that some local girl from town had caught Viktor's eye and had accepted an invitation to spend the night.
He certainly wouldn't have been the first man in town to have visited the tavern found more than willing wench, especially considering Viktor's personal wealth. Oddly though, this would be the first time the page had ever heard of Lord Viktor acting so. Perhaps a sudden desire to sleep with flowers was just another oddity of his Lord's, like the fact that he seemed to practically disappear some nights, despite the fact that no gate guard ever saw him leave.
They stopped in front of an oak door with iron hinges and a lock. "I believe this one is yours, Lady Kaura. The maids have come in and made up your bed, but if you need anything the attendants are just down the hall that direction," she pointed as she spoke, "They can get you any gowns you require or help you brush out your hair." She paused and then blushed a little, pointing in the opposite direction, "My room is just around that corner, my lady, and I would be happy to help, should you need anything in particular."
She pushed open the door into a well lit room on the Western side of the castle (evident by the fact that the sun was fading behind trees in the window view. There was a large bed, covered similar to Viktor's, except that there were down quilts instead of the animal skins that adorned his. Along one wall was a vanity with drawers and a well polished mirror. The walls were decorated with tapestries of the forests and fields of the surrounding countryside, and candelabra's adorned the walls to provide lights in the evening. There was even a single small armchair that one could sit in.
"I'll call an attendant to help you dress, Lady Kaura," Ellyn said, then curtseyed politely and left the room to go get a maiden.
* * *
In the main tower of the Palace, Viktor helped the young page set everything in order. There was plenty of firewood to keep the night's chills out, and a bottle of thirty year old wine from the cellar with goblets and a tray of fresh fruit and cheese laid out. He knew that she probably wouldn't be hungry when he brought her here, but they had all night. He'd made sure that the linens were changed and only the softest furs were still on the bed. Fresh flowers, blood red roses that he found both appealing and appropriate were the dominant theme in the room's decorations now. The page had found all this quite curious, but had asked no questions. Although his suspicions were that some local girl from town had caught Viktor's eye and had accepted an invitation to spend the night.
He certainly wouldn't have been the first man in town to have visited the tavern found more than willing wench, especially considering Viktor's personal wealth. Oddly though, this would be the first time the page had ever heard of Lord Viktor acting so. Perhaps a sudden desire to sleep with flowers was just another oddity of his Lord's, like the fact that he seemed to practically disappear some nights, despite the fact that no gate guard ever saw him leave.