The royal palace gardens were tended with painstaking care by countless gardeners, and the nobility called the place the Garden of Eden for the mystical atmosphere that hung over it. Even I had only been here once before.
The queen loved this place dearly and was said to spend a great deal of time here. The fact that the gardens had been chosen as the audience site was almost certainly her doing. I was being guided by the royal palace chamberlain.
"It is an honor to escort you, my lord."
The chamberlain had served the royal house since the late king's reign. Though only a lower noble, he wielded influence even high nobles couldn't afford to ignore. He was a man who enjoyed what you might call gatekeeper power.
His disposition was loyalty (neutral), similar to the Administrative Minister's. He had looked after the Altringen household for many long years and was on close terms with Marquis Bertheim—which meant the chamberlain was also a collaborator of Hoenir.
