The grand front hall greeted Satchel as he crossed the threshold. A large circular rug took up the majority of the checkered marble floor. High above the rug hung a crystal chandelier whose fragments teased and played with the light. Directly across from the entrance, a wide staircase split into two perpendicular directions as it met the wall and climbed up to balconies on either side of the hall. Large paintings hung on every wall. The ceiling had a mural depicting a battle scene. Satchel tilted his head back to take it in.
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