The Crown of Gilded Bones (Blood and..

Casteel’s brilliant amber eyes caught mine. He took our
joined hands and lifted them high into the air, and the
people…the people celebrated.
The people of Atlantia were still celebrating the
ascension of the Crown based on the joyous noise that could
be heard faintly from within the Royal Chambers.
And Kieran had not been joking when he’d said that our
rooms were the entirety of the east wing. The foyer opened
into a sitting area, and on either side, doors led to his and
her spaces. I wasn’t sure why they needed both, but there
was also a private dining room furnished with a round table
still large enough to seat several people. An atrium outfitted
with comfortable chairs and settees was also present, with
plush rugs and night-blooming roses that had opened their
delicate petals at the first sign of the moon.
The bedchamber was…excessive.
A canopy bed sat in the center of the room, and it took
up nearly the entirety of the space. The curtains were tied
back, revealing fresh linens and a mound of soft pillows.
There were only two chaises situated in front of the doors
that led to a private terrace and garden, and a large wooden
chest sat just inside the bedchamber. The wardrobes were
housed in a room the size of my bedchamber in Masadonia.
Casteel had explained it was called a walk-in closet, and I
thought it could very well be a live-in closet.
The bathing chamber…well, it made the one in Saion’s
Cove appear paltry in comparison. The toilet was hidden
behind a wall, and there were two vanities, an indecently
large soaking tub, and the life-changing shower stall that
boasted multiple showerheads and stone benches.