AIYANAVardam looked at me for a long moment, then let out a sigh."Let’s have breakfast.""Wait a second, do you really think I’m going to"But he was already walking out the same door I had come through. He didn’t wait for an answer, just moved with that infuriating calm of someone who knows the others will follow.And of course, we did.The hallway was cold and silent, the antique furniture giving the place the atmosphere of a forgotten museum, and the sound of our footsteps echoed like a funeral march. We descended a curved staircase carved in dark stone until he opened a large double door that led into an impressive room.It was enormous, with a high ceiling supported by black wooden beams and heavy curtains covering the walls, probably to hide the lack of windows. In the center, a long, dark wood table with room for twelve people was set with more food than I’d ever seen at any pack feast. Fresh bread, sliced fruit, aged cheeses, eggs, smoked meats, cakes, and pitchers of juice.
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