Forsake by Andrea Pearson

Author:Andrea Pearson [Pearson, Andrea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: YA Fantasy
Publisher: Andrea Pearson
Published: 2017-10-17T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

They entered a magnificent room that Conor explained was the great hall. And great it was.

Nicole gazed up at the three-story walls, lined on one side with paintings and on the other with windows that were covered in soot and dirt. The other end of the room had four steps leading up to a large table that she supposed was where the lord and his lady sat during meals and events.

The hall itself had a massive table that filled almost the entire place. Nicole listened as Conor explained that back in the old days, great halls were where guests and sometimes even family members would sleep.

Behind the head table was a doorway. Nicole pointed at that, looking at Conor.

“Shouldn’t we search the great hall first?” he asked.

Nicole hesitated. “Probably. How are we gonna do it?”

They started at the door, Conor searching to the right and Nicole to the left. They called out to each other as they searched—what they were finding, hints, and things that the other person might find useful.

The work was slow and tedious. Nicole forgot the sense of despair the manor had cast over her as she searched and got her hands dirty. She pushed against the walls, doors, and picture frames, and she tugged on candle holders. Nothing gave.

It took them an hour to search the whole room, including the floor underneath the table and the massive fireplace that was on one side of the long wall. They didn’t bother searching the windows—those obviously led outside.

The door behind the head table led to what Conor said might be the room where the lord and lady slept—sort of like a master bedroom. It was huge and amazing.

The bed was bigger than her parents’ California king. The frame had pillars at each corner that were at least a foot, maybe two, in diameter. Deep-blue velvet curtains hung from the frame, and the comforter was the same color.

She pushed the dust off the floor with her sneaker, discovering marble underneath. The windows were dirty and dusty, but Nicole imagined they were just as lavish as the rest of the room. Even though her parents were wealthy, she couldn’t fathom the riches that had built this manor.

She found herself wishing that the manor was clean and staffed with employees and that the family lived here still. She could only imagine how this room would look if the candles were lit and a fire roared in the fireplace.

Conor and Nicole searched the room, pushing, twisting, and pulling frames, candle holders, and walls as they went, just like they had in the great hall.

This room didn’t take nearly as long, but it still was well over half an hour before they finished. While they searched, Nicole found herself wondering about the man who lived here before. Had he been married? Did he have children? Any friends or servants? If so, what happened to them all? How long had he lived in this manor? Was he a direct descendant of the family

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