Dulce expected to have to entertain the Queen as soon as they arrived at the castle, but there was no sight of her. Servants in livery showed them to their rooms, and immediately after, Moira guided them to where the summons was to be held.
The witch led them down to the dungeons, to a room as similar as the one she had in her witch's shop. Here, the ingredients were more neatly arranged, no doubt the work of the castle servants.
Ruoxi opened up a labeled cupboard and peered into it. It held sharp-smelling plants, which made him scrunch up his nose and lean back. "You seem to have a very favorable relationship with the Queen." He noted idly.
Moira already had a summoning circle drawn on the stone floor of the large room, but she got down on her knees to energetically wipe it so she could draw an even better one. "I wouldn't say that. Queen Aylin is eccentric, no one is truly close to her."
