Castletree

## History

The last guest of the castle was 25 years before the events in Bonded by Thorns when Rosalina and George O'Connell entered into the **enchanted veil**. Since then, no one has dwelled inside the castle except for the princes (Keldarion, Farron, Dayton, and Ezryn) and **Quelos.**

The **Fae Queen** had built the castle and all of the seasonal wings (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter). Castletree is also known as the Castle of the Queen.

Due to **the curse** placed on the princes and the inhabitants of Castletree, the castle is slowly crumbling and the magic is weakening.

and had sent out Caspians alliances.

**Usually only believers can enter the enchanted veil.**
Under the gully

☁The black brambles are even thicker in this location, taller way over ROsalina. branches as wide as her arm.

## Geography

The purple briars go as far as she can see out the window, twisting through the rivers and the forests. By the mountain the brambles are covered in roses, she thinks that may be the way home.

## Appearance

### Exterior

Castletree is a large castle built into a large tree. It is described by Rosalina as something that looks out of a storybook or Studio Ghibli movie. A stone bridge on the ground connects the forest of briars (that contains the The Rosebush and **the gulley**) to the castle. is overrun by purple and black briars. The bridge looks like at some point it went over a moat but the overwhelming amount of purple thorn bushes consume it. Two large statues are place at the front of the bridge but are indescribable since they are also covered in brambles. The four season's wings are not visible from the outside of the castle but are accessible from the inside.

The castle's exterior is a mix of bark and stone and the towers reach into the far up canopies of the autumn trees. In Chapter 9 in Bonded by Thorns, it is described that one of the tower windows is 5 stories up from the ground and has the view of most of the area, including past the stone bridge. The tree that the castle is laid in is bare and black thorns wrap around the trunk. It looks obviously sickly.

The stone bridge leads to a large mahogany door.

### Interior

Past the front door of the castle, it opens into a massive entrance way. It looks gloomy with more thorns creeping through the walls. The castle interior is designed with more thorns and wood and large clusters of brambles collect in the corners. A sorrowful wind breezes through the halls.

The entranceway opens into a staircase that is wrapped in thorns that extends into the four season's wings. The stairs lead into a spiral tower and the door on the 5th story leads to the castle dungeon. Separate grand stairs also lead into each Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter wings.

The main chamber leads into the main causeway and go into the Great Hall. The Great hall has a large fire place.

### Winter Wing

Winter Wing Thorns crystalized in frost, walls shine with ice fractals.

#### Keldarion's Bedroom

Sword discarded under bed. Described as worse than before.

### Spring Wing

The grand staircase leading to the Spring Wing opens into a long hallway of color of evergreen, intricate designs of flowers and leaves. The spring wing is lined with flowers up and down the walls.

##### Rosalina's Bedroom

A beautiful and giant room, natural bark and stunning architecture. Literal tree cherry blossom in the room from a wall. Petals falling down onto the carpet. White dusty sheets over the bed, hasn't been used in a long while. Four post gilded-gold bed which has a curtain of purple willow flowers dripping around it. Pearl marble with white and rosegold.

#### Hot Springs

Warm breeze, air feels thicker, sand seeps through the stone tiles and walls are clay and blue nets and glass bottles hang from the ceiling and salt and sunshine can be smelled . Windchimes by the window and bark and seashells are strung around. Astrid sweats in the summer wing. Daytonkeeps it hot in his realm. Heavy wooden door takes them to a narrow passage. Hotter here and muggy. Leads down, feeling like below the castle. Opens into cavern with soft white sand. Enchanted grotto. Rock walls create multiple bubbling pools. A waterfall. Misty, hazy.

### Other locations

#### Dungeon Tower

Barred windows with impending closed rays of sunlight. Located on the 5th floor of one of the large tower. No sense of time in the cell.