[Realm: Uhorus]
[Location: Verdantis]
[Capital City]
"I have to say, all of this has been remarkably informative." Victoria spoke with a small smile, though there was a thoughtful quality behind it. The look of someone whose mind was already attempting to organise an overwhelming amount of information into something coherent.
The group had long since left Alyssia's chambers.
Now they stood within a broad section of the castle.
A circular ruby carpet occupied the center of the space beneath their feet, golden threading woven through its surface in patterns. Hanging prominently upon the wall beyond was a portrait of a woman with raven-black hair and lilac eyes dressed in dark attire, her painted gaze seeming to follow the room.
Two separate hallways branched away from the chamber-like intersection.
The castle seemed silent around them as Fiona released a long sigh. The sound carried more exhaustion than frustration.
