The Crown of Gilded Bones (Blood and..

And there were many indecent things I could think of
taking place in there.
From the main entryway, a door opened to the staff
hallway and the private stairs that led upstairs to rooms
reserved for guests of the King and Queen. Those who had
traveled with us were now settling in, and Casteel’s parents
had just left after advising that if there was anything we
wished to change about the quarters, we only needed to let
Rose know.
Since very few items in the space could’ve belonged to
either Eloana or Valyn, I had a feeling that many of the
things already in the rooms were new and that they had
planned for this moment from the second they returned to
Evaemon.
While Casteel spoke with one of the staff members to
have food sent to our quarters, I roamed the rooms,
searching for the personal items that had been sent over in
advance.
I found them sprinkled throughout: an adorable stuffed
bear that had surely seen better days rested on a shelf.
Several leather-bound books lined the shelves in the main
sitting area—some were children’s books, and the rest
appeared to be a collection of fables. There were no
textbooks to be found. Grinning, I discovered two training
swords hanging in the hall between the sitting room and the
dining area, their blades dull. Several paintings hung in the
dining room, and the one of lilacs, gray stone, and clear blue
waters had to be Casteel’s.
It was the cavern.
In the walk-in closet, I found the clothing we’d brought
with us, and the things that had been sent ahead, already
hung up and folded. Inside the chest was a trove of weapons
that pierced flesh and stone, some made of a golden metal,
some steel, and others bloodstone. On the other side,
between the doors to the bathing chamber and the closet,
were two raised, stone podiums with a thin ledge.