Chapter 26
26 I became bored in the room, not knowing what to do with myself. I stared out over the gardens many times and explored a few of the drawers of the armoire. Many of them contained folded linens or undergarments. There were no hidden jewels or objects to gaze and fantasize over. The few books I found in the blue adjoining room were mostly atlases and history texts. Many of which were written in languages I didn’t understand. While their illustrations were creatively crafted, I craved the old fairy tales from my library back home. Tucking my hood in place, I abandoned my room to wander the well-lit hallways. Despite the sun slowly sinking into darkness, the open windows cast brilliant rays of gold into the corridor. At each door, I paused to see which ones were locked. Many of the open
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