Villandrie

Viilandrie is one of the castles available to Princeps. It is located on the East Coast. It was shut down at the 'death' of the Fincastle family, and was where the Celia was crowned. She and her family later moved in, and the palace is also home to some government workers and housekeeping staff, such as Poloma, the cook.

## Description

"*It did, indeed, look like the building had been picked up from the French countryside and plopped into its current location. Like the chateaus she'd seen in pictures, it had a distinct bluish cast to the tall, gray, pointed roofs, and the three-story walls were made of pale gray stone blocks. Chimneys, dormers, and spires grew out of the roof, while windows lined the sides of the building in an orderly yet decorative fashion."*

There are large gardens off to one side of the building that were divided in squares. Each section of the garden is unique from the others, with slightly different patterns.

## Layout

The room you first step into after heaving the heavy doors open, is a big, square foyer. It has a gleaming wooden floor and a large, vast arched ceiling. Across the room, stands a gray stoned spiral staircase.

### Basement

#### Library Annex

In a dusty corner of Villandrie's basement is the library annex. It is dank with on one small window, and does not have very good conditions for book preservation. It contains all the books that didn't make the cut for the upstairs library. It is one of Neeghan's favorite places in the castle.

### First floor

To the right of the main foyer are the "lush and elegant" official rooms, the first of which a sitting room. "A few chairs and a couch took up one side of the room while a collection of chairs lined the opposite wall." One door leads to an unused office. Another one leads to the chamber. a big hall with two rows of benches along the outside of the room, facing a low podium across the room. This is where the official coronations take place, while the public ones happen in the Grand Hall.

Through the chamber and out into a small hallway is a rectangular foyer near the front of the building. Five sets of double doors take up the far wall, through which is the Grand Hall.

Following yet another hallway is The Dining Hall. In the center of the massive room runs an enormously long table. Two huge chandeliers hand over the table from a high, arched ceiling, not unlike the one in the main foyer. The main focus of the room went to the large fireplace at the end of the table and across from that, on the other side of the room is a glass cabinet displaying fancy plates and glasses. The breakfast room is likely nearby, although it is made out to be a separate space. It contains a chipped wooden table, turquoise walls, and a buffet apparatus.

### Second Floor

At the top of the impressive staircase in the main foyer is a wide hallway that takes a turn into a smaller, but no less impressive, foyer. Right next to the front windows at the other end of the room, are two doors, framed with the same gold intricacies that are on white columns that line the pale turquoise walls. The door to the right of the windows leads to guest space and living quarters are through the one on the left.

The guest spaces branched off a long hallway and they were smaller, more focused on comfort than elaborate designs.

The living quarters also branched off a long hallway. The first door is just a powder room. The second one is an extra bedroom. Past a bathroom and into the next doorway is Celia's room that she had stayed in as a baby.

### Guest Apartments

"Neeghan and her parents' apartment were more formal, and Uncle Charles's open and airy."

### Fourth Floor

The fourth floor is tucked away and hard to find, but it consists of old workstations, with cabinets, desks and typewriters. It is most notable for its entrance to a secret passage which eventually leads to the parlor.

## Celia's Wing

> *"Celia's apartment was best described as cozy."*
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Celia Fincastle's suite is inviting and comfortable. It has a rustic feel, with "chunky and bold" wood furniture, and copious pillows. When one first enters, the walls are blue, with a matching plush carpet, and the artwork is composed of landscapes. Celia's room is a vivid purple and emerald green. "A small toddler bed sat against one wall and a dainty white dresser lined another." The kitchen, like her furniture, is wood themed and antique, with a questionable cast-iron stove to match.

### The Nest

Celia transformed a suit into a lounge space for get-togethers. It features a long burgundy curved couch, a fuzzy brown rug, and all the throw pillows a person could need.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Melissa Gunther, *Flash of Red* (Colorado Springs, Colo.: Hayes Allan, 2012), [356].
2. ↑ Melissa, Gunther. *Searching for Clues.* (Colorado Springs, Colo.: Hayes Allan, 2013) [Page 146]
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Melissa Gunther, *New Beginnings* (Colorado Springs, CO: Hayes-Allen, 2017), [10].
4. ↑ Melissa, Gunther. *Searching for Clues.* (Colorado Springs, Colo.: Hayes Allan, 2013) [Page 153]
5. ↑ Melissa, Gunther. *Searching for Clues.* (Colorado Springs, Colo.: Hayes Allan, 2013) [Page 157]
6. ↑ Gunther, *New Beginnings*, [4].
7. ↑ Melissa, Gunther. *Searching for Clues.* (Colorado Springs, Colo.: Hayes Allan, 2013) [Page 149]
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Melissa Gunther, *Secrets Hidden*, Neeghan's Journey 3 (n.p.: Hayes-Allan, 2022), [11].
9. ↑ Gunther, *Secrets Hidden*.
10. ↑ Melissa, Gunther. *Searching for Clues.* (Colorado Springs, Colo.: Hayes Allan, 2013) [Page 152]
11. ↑ Gunther, *Secrets Hidden*, [12].
12. ↑ . Gunther, *Secrets Hidden*, [216].