Hellholt

[Lord Howland Royce]

Brandon look at the view a little more, then put the cup on the table, dresses and walk to the library.

[Lord Howland Royce]

Trailed by the guards Brandon walk through the the corridor of Mythical Creatures to get to the library. He tries to take note of anything on the statues that might have changed.

[The Stranger]

Brandon notices that the golden apple in the man's hand has returned to its usual place.

[Lord Howland Royce]

"It could have been cleaned by some servants," Brandon thinks as he walks into the library. He heads for shelf where the book "Maester Gunder" had given to him was.

[The Stranger]

The book is where Brandon left it.

[Lord Howland Royce]

Brandon takes the book out of the shelf and tries to get some more information from it, maybe it had said something about ghosts he had dismissed in his late readings.

[The Stranger]

After briefly skimming through the pages, Brandon can find nothing except for a number of references to ancestor worshiping cults which existed before the Seven revealed themselves on the hills of Andalos.

[Lord Howland Royce]

Brandon frowns and put the book back on the shelf. He tries to look for any titles on the shelf that might have some information concerning ghosts.

[The Stranger]

Brandon finds a rather racy pillow book entitled, "My Ghost Lover," which has some anatomically improbable illustrations, but no information about ghosts.

[Lord Howland Royce]

Brandon notes a few scenes in the pillow book before putting it back. "Maester?" he calls, though one could wonder which one he called for.

[The Stranger]

The sound of Brandon's voice echoes, but there is no answer.

[Lord Howland Royce]

Muttering under his breath he heads out of the library to examine the statue with the golden apple more closely.

[The Stranger]

The statute has remained unchanged since Brandon entered the library. The golden apple in its hand rests loosely within its fingers. The look in the statute's eyes seems to mock the Valeman, refusing to give up his secret.

[Lord Howland Royce]

Brandon nearly growls and wants to punch the smirk of the statue, instead he touches it to check if it's hollow. He also touches the golden apple, changing it's possision in the hand.

[The Stranger]

The apple spins easily, it rests in the man's grasp lightly, as if made to be easily removed, perhaps for cleaning purposes.

The statute seems very solid, and monstrously heavy.