Chapter 36: Demon of Night, Part 1
They were met by a castle that was far too quiet, a collection of solemn faces that felt too much like staring into a mirror and seeing his own pain reflected a thousand fold. Alrin kept his eyes firmly in front of him as they walked on through the crowd that parted for them and into the great hall. Only half the torches were lit and the fireplace was banked, the colorful tapestries that minimized drafts and helped hold heat draped in pale mourning gray.