Syrina expected her suitable quarters to be another unlit closet, but it ended up being a suite of three large, square identically-sized windowless rooms. The walls were unadorned obsidian, so even with all the lamps burning, it seemed dark. She wondered why the astrologers seemed to have the same black-room fixation the High Merchants had, but she didn’t mind. It was still brighter than the closet had been.
suitable quartersThe chambers were furnished with overstuffed goat leather furniture, an enormous quilted feather bed, and a raised brass bath with an oil stove under it. There was a knob on the side of the tub to adjust the heat without getting out of the water. She was never a fan of sitting on gigantic furniture, and as always, she slept on the floor, but she made good use of the t
