Enter the room on the right

After considering the options, Duncan picks a door on his right and enters it. It is one of the smaller guest rooms, but it is quite comfortable. Duncan had, himself, slept in this room. Well, technically, he just used the bed. With the comparative privacy afforded by this wing of the palace, it was a great place to go for a quick sexual rendezvous when it was too risky to sneak a girl all the way into his quarters. Now that he is older, he no longer has to sneak, so it has been a while since he has been here.

He looks around, expecting to find Adella. Instead, he sees a woman stretched out on the bed. As he steps closer, he sees it is Adella’s lady-in-waiting and best friend, Courtney. Her eyes are closed, and her steady breathing tells him that she is asleep.