Inside, dark mahogany flooring complimented the rich oaken columns that reached skyward and supported the great ceiling. The interior dome, painted in white and highlighted in gold filigree, displayed some mythic scene from gryphonic history. The floor descended two steps into the dance floor, with the sides given over to long tables covered with succulent delights and favours that made the mouth water and the stomach yearn to be filled. Servants went to and fro, disappearing behind cleverly concealed covers into the quarters beneath the building where food was prepared and stored, and all that the guest may require was taken care of.