CHAPTER FOUR
The room was spacious, being some thirty by thirty feet. Windows opened on the beach and showed off the nearby gray cliffs and the sparkling water at their base. A gold-plated chandelier hung above us and a chimney of smoothed stone stood in the wall to our right. The huge bed was situated about ten feet from the hearth and featured a top decked with white lace. The space between the door and the bed was occupied by a small round table with four high-backed chairs. Their curved arms and clawed feet showed the mastery of the carpenter who had crafted them. A large rug lay beneath the table and smaller ones dotted the rest of the floorboards.
The room was finished off by another door to the right of the chimney. Tegan strolled across the room and peeked inside. “The ba
