Not only was the seamstress, the assistant and handmaidens there, but Witen and her two brothers were as well. The boys raced around the room. "They wanted to see you," Witen said in explanation. Tully and Faolan ran to her and she nearly catapulted backward as they grabbed onto her skirts, chattering excitedly. "Hold on," Cassia said. "I can't understand you if you're both talking at once." Tully pulled on her hand. "Look out your window." Cassia allowed him to tug her forward. "Our room is right next door." "We are soooo high," Faolan said as he took her other hand. She obediently followed them and looked out. The windows faced out and away from the mountain and over the valley giving the illusion the rooms were in the sky. Cassia leaned forward pressing her head against the glass to look down. She could just make out the front gate and courtyard. A stable sat inside to the left with a small gate open to the servants' wagons. "Don't you think?" Faolan tugged on her hand. "Yes, we're very high." She kneeled down to their level and pointed.
