|Nieves|
The moment I stepped into the dining hall, my breath hitched in my throat. The grandeur of the room was unlike anything I had seen before. The walls were adorned with intricate carvings of floral patterns intertwined with celestial symbols, while towering columns stretched up to meet a ceiling so masterfully painted it looked as though the night sky had been captured and preserved within these walls.
The chandelier overhead wasn’t like the crystalline ones I had seen in some mansions and…hotel. Instead, it was made of intertwining gold and silver branches, each supporting small orbs of glowing light, like captured stars suspended in the air.
The warmth and elegance of the room felt almost out of place given the situation. But…I wasn’t here to admire the architecture—I was here
