The following afternoon, Rob escorted Elise and Astredian to the Grand Duke Ferad’s manor. Elise had seen the manor home that Astredian and Moltar had previously occupied a few times, but that was more like a high end row home. The Grand Duke Ferad’s manor home was a true manor home. It stood apart from its neighbors, surrounded by gardens and high walls that artfully disguised the fact that the manor was, indeed, in the heart of the city.
The ranger felt herself grow a touch nervous as they walked down the long, tree-lined drive to the stately home with its high, central dome and two long wings to each side. It wasn’t an imposing structure; more classical than she had imagined the Grand Duke’s style to be. She’d seen some gothic style buildings in the city with high pointed arches, done
