There really was plenty to see in the palace. For a more.. cultured woman, there were paintings and statues littering the place, where the walls or views themselves weren't breathtaking enough. Behind most doors - some of which were ajar - something was going on; people practicing anything from music to art to swordplay and battle tactics. Most of the folk were young nobles, or even royalty, with their parents setting them to the most able mentors in the kingdom.<br/><br/>Soon these alternative classrooms were left behind and she found herself in a courtyard, amid the drill of the kings royal guard. Their discipline and ability was awesome, and every movement they made - replicated by dozens of their partners - was sleek, powerful and controlled. Truly they made her mercenary band look like a bunch of scrappers... Though it was unlikely they'd admit to as much!<br/><br/>She crossed it... And came to two doors. Both opened, and both went into similar passages, and for the life of her she couldn't recall which way to go. Worse yet, that was barely half of the instructions; finding the stables like this would prove impossible!<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>