The doors of Varion’s mansion -yes, mansion, because the word 'house' just wouldn't do- opened with a deep groan, and the first thing that struck me wasn’t the sunlight, but the sheer enormity of the place I had been living inside without even realizing.
Varion’s mansion loomed behind me like something carved out of myth. Its pale stone walls gleamed under the sun as though they had been soaked in light for centuries. Balconies jutted out at even intervals, their railings wrought with delicate ironwork that twisted into the shape of suns and rays. Golden banners embroidered with the same blazing emblem fluttered in the warm breeze.
Two massive pillars guarded the entryway, each carved with scenes of wolves standing tall on their hind legs, their heads thrown back in howls that reached fo
