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The inside was impressive, both by its size and the richly appointed decorations. But Thomas took in the details quickly, his eyes skipping over it all as he looked to the back of the hall, where a man sat on a large stone chair carved with the same designs that decorated the hall’s door.
“It is the Lord Celyn!” someone called out.
The king looked over, and his eyes widened as they lit upon Celyn. He sprang up and hurried down the few steps that led to the raised platform, striding towards them as they divested themselves of their cloaks and hung them on pegs by the door, along with Celyn’s sword.
The king had shoulder-length blonde hair, and a neat reddish beard. Another man followed in his wake, who looked young but was balding, with curly black hair that came to an abrupt halt on
