Nils smiled as Jack came into the large collection of rooms that were set aside for the use of Lord Sutherland’s guests. This room alone was bigger than Nils’s cottage back in the land of the Norrfoolk, and three other chambers opened from it. One held a wide bed that sat in the middle of the room. He laughed to himself. Firepits had been moved into the walls away from the center of the room, and beds had come out of their cupboards. The winters here were not as unforgiving as those farther north, so there was no need to close doors to keep in the sparse heat. Another room was littered with hooks and shelves and drawers. He guessed they were for clothes. The final room, much smaller than the others, held only a metal container. Stains on the stone floor suggested it sometimes contained water, but he was not sure what its purpose was. It might be for washing himself or his clothes or both. He would have to ask Linnea. Linnea...
