After he left she lay in silence. A few moments later a jingle of keys announced the arrival of a servant woman with food and a water jug balanced in her arms. She was followed by two men carrying a copper bathtub.
As they went about setting up the tub, Claire looked around the room with curious eyes. So this was where Cal lived, where he was raised. The furnishings were rich and decorated in burgundy linens and gold washed walls.
A large dresser hugged the wall opposite the bed. On top sat rolled parchments which Claire assumed were maps of some sort. A taller, leaner, dresser sat next to the door. It had an assortment of bottles and jars on it, but her curiosity was not enough to pull her from the comfort of the feather mattress to examine them further.
The bed was a four
