848 Not one but two Andreas

After initiating her own order against the Dark Lord, Salesi returned to her room. Her husband, Castien Ashton, was visiting one of their cities to oversee the relief program. The city was affected by famine, and the entire Nagaland depended on the charity of the empress. Salesi's was a spacious oval room with walls the color of a burning flame. The smell of sweet gardenia candles engulfed the room. On the right side of the room was a royal red sofa set for Salesi to sit and relax, looking at the bamboo garden through the window. Although she was supposed to stay and sleep with Castien in the king's room, she chose to be in her own room. This place had become her refuge and safe haven throughout her almost two decades of marriage. Her bedroom only held the things that were very precious to her. She let no one inside the room, including her husband and the maids. As a matter of fact, she cleaned her room by herself instead of ordering the maids to.