Hombros advice -28- P rotected by the thickest walls of the whole city and with a single access consisting of four iron doors, inside the fifth ring stood the tallest building in the capital. Built in the hilly area in the center of the big city, the palace stood out with its seven floors. It is not a particular structure, its rectangular shape was interrupted by two large cylindrical towers that cut the north and south walls in half. Two large terraces on the second floor softened the grayness of the stone walls thanks to the plants and flowers with which they were adorned. Imprinted on the other facades was the coat of arms of the principality of Hombros, the great golden sequoia shrouded in mist. The two towers were the only points of entry and exit from the palace, at least those kn

