Chapter 10Torunn had done exactly as ordered, but no more. Mid-way down the upstairs hall, the key keeper swept Kallan into a large collection of rooms. There, the servants were already at work building a fire within the hearth.
In the bedchamber opposite the hearth, servants bustled about, preparing a bath with rose-scented water and oils. Kallan scanned her chambers, taking in the fur-laden bed, the fine, blue pitchers and basins tucked between candles that had been scattered strategically. Bed tables, chests, and wardrobes intricately carved from rich oak added a luxury she had not expected.
Across from the hall entrance, a pair of double doors fitted with stained glass opened to a solar filled with vegetation that encompassed a table and chairs. That room spanned the entire west wall
