The changes in air pressure and temperature didn't bother Ellen, of course.  Still, she too was sharing in the general feeling of boredom everyone else seemed to be experiencing, and as Ermon talked of hidden castles buried under snow, she couldn't help but peer out into the mountainous surroundings, almost trying to see if she could make out some long-forgotten parapet or tower.  But no, nothing...<br/><br/>"I never really had the chance to travel until recently,"  She responded.  "So I wouldn't know too much about mountain castles and ancient kings.  This doesn't really look like the sort of place where a man could build a kingdom for himself, though."<br/><br/>Or at least not one above the ground, anyway.  Maybe some sort of underground kingdom, built right into the mountains...  Though she imagined that something like that would get a little claustrophobic after a while.<br/><br/>"Did you hear anything about what sort of people used to live up here?"