"None, Your Highness. No dedicated storage spaces. No pantry beyond the kitchen itself. And no outer buildings—no servants' quarters, no stables, no separate structures. Everything is contained in the main house."
Elara processed that. Seventeen rooms for sleeping and working. One small kitchen. No storage. No outer buildings.
Tight. Very tight for thirty-two people.
The beast knights stood silently, processing the information about the seventeen rooms. Captain Lyra's expression remained neutral, but Elara noticed the slight tension in her shoulders.
They were thinking about the outer house. Or rather, the lack of one.
In the palace, beast knights had dedicated barracks—separate buildings with proper heating, individual quarters, training spaces. Outer houses were standard for any noble household with guards. A place for warriors to stay that wasn't mixed with the main household.
Here, there was nothing. No outer building. No separate quarters. Just the main house.
