42Reylor’s quarters were far more luxurious than she would have expected from The Betrayer. Once a prince, always a prince, she deducted as she surveyed the contents of the room. Aside from the obvious infatuation, there was no mistake as to why he chose to keep her in his rooms this time around, for every window was barred, and every exit locked. Apparently, the former Lord Steward was also a sucker for security.
He stood in the doorway and watched as she meticulously scanned her new surroundings, and only smirked at her discouragement. She kept an eye on him while she continued to explore, and it seemed almost an hour before she was sufficiently satisfied in that there was no easy way out. What did catch her attention, however, was the fireplace on the side of the room farthest from the
