I followed Kael, who walked in front with confident strides. Behind me, Ilya followed silently, her presence a constant reminder that I was still very much under watch.
I looked around as we entered the large corridor of the castle. Unlike the buildings back on Earth where everything started from the first floor, this world called the first floor the "ground floor" and the one above it the "first floor."
The floor's pavement was stone, solid and built to last. To the left of the path were storage rooms and a huge cellar for provisions. These could serve as supplies during a siege, stocked with enough food and water to last months if needed.
To the right, the compartment was divided into two parts. One was the castle's kitchen, massive, with multiple hearths and preparation areas.
The food prepared here was served to the staff and soldiers. Adjacent to that huge kitchen were the guard rooms, shared by the castle's staff and the castle guards.
