Chapter 385 Visitors At The Gate

After leaving the palace, Oriana and Gideon returned to Grimwood Manor with carriage after carriage filled with the treasures and brocades Tiberius had bestowed upon them. Polished boxes, silk bundles, and ornate curios nearly filled the carriage from end to end.

Inside, a silver brazier burned with fine charcoal threads, releasing a steady warmth that gradually became a little too strong in the e