The baron led the count through room after room of his mansion, each more ostentatiously decorated than the last. Heavy gold fixtures, expensive artwork and crystal chandeliers. Finally, they reached Madame Danglars' private sitting room, and it was like stepping into a different world entirely.
This octagonal room was elegant in a way the rest of the house wasn't. Soft pink satin walls covered with delicate white muslin. Antique chairs that actually had character. Painted scenes of shepherds and shepherdesses in an old romantic style decorated the doors, with beautiful pastel medallions completing the aesthetic. It was the only room in the entire mansion that showed any real taste.
