This was the largest reception hall in Gray Castle. As a rule, castles belonging to nobles in remote regions were built this way: security came first—they had to be difficult for an enemy to breach—and comfort came second. Such castles therefore tended to have few windows or vents, almost no drainage system, and abysmal lighting and sanitation.
As a result, food scraps that fell into cracks between stone bricks and floorboards easily grew moldy and began to ferment. Sometimes the corridors were filled with the stench of dead rats. Add the sour smell of servants’ sweat and the...
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