Re: In the Land of Zu
Korkas had the shortest distance to go, so reached his door before the others.
Hearing no sounds from behind it, he opened the door cautiously and found a bedroom. It was bit on the fancy side, had two beds on the left with a folding screen between them, chairs and tables off on the right, and two tall narrow windows on the right-hand wall. While no doubt they let in light and arrow, they looked more like arrow slits.
There was a wardrobe just inside the door on the left, but he doubted if anyone was hiding in it or behind it. Thus, the room was empty.
The first door Ioelenna checked was a pantry. Not too deep, with shelves against the three walls, and a few barrels and crates on the floor. The barrels held water, ale and wine. The shelves were stocked with jars of preserved foods and a few bowls and baskets with assorted fruits, berries, nuts and vegetables in them.
Behind the second door was the galley/kitchen. Counters and cabinets against the back wall, a few pots and pans sitting out on them, a wood-burning stove in the middle with a bunch of lumber stacked underneath it. The side walls had open shelves with dishes and glasses and mugs setting on them.
The third door revealed a closet. There were a few empty pegs on the back wall probably for hanging cloaks and coats while niches in the side walls held brooms, mops and buckets.
Danyka reached the far door last, listened, and then opened it when no sounds were heard.
This was clearly the Promaxim's private quarters. There was a large bed against the middle of the right-hand wall covered in what appeared to be fancy red lace-and-satin bedclothes. A chest of drawers was against the wall just inside the door to the right. A basin and pitcher sat on it and there was a mirror on the wall above it. Across the room was a wardrobe.
On the left side of the room were two plush chairs and a table between them that had a lamp on it. Behind them were two tall, narrow windows with red velvet curtains hanging on the wall to either side of them.
And just inside the door on the left was a bookshelf with around two dozen books on it.