Caged
As he entered, a large hall came into view. Massive braziers surrounded each of the sixteen marble columns which lit up most of the hall and blanketed everything in a warm glow.
A vermilion rug ran from the platform towards the doors and was matched by smaller ones on either side of the hall while winged banners with adorned margins met the walls. Between each banner hung a small chandelier, a few of them were lit and in turn illuminated the platform.
The curtains were adorned with embellished borders and burnished corners.
At a glance, there were a few hundreds of chairs and tables placed in a well-arranged manner inside the hall. Most of the seats had been filled up by people.
However, when they saw Damien entering, some let out gasps while others were whispering to each other. They didn't expect the recently illustrious alchemist to come in without a disguise.