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The downer of a topic aside, it was altogether a good tour, if Caius did say so himself. He heard Arlette laugh a lot which made his heart feel light.
And now they seemed to be retracing their steps as they walked through corridors Caius had already led Arlette through. And then he stopped at a door he hadn't spoken about during the tour.
"I was saving this for last," Caius said as he gestured at the door, "Your Room."
He opened the door and stepped aside to lean against the doorway so Arlette could walk in and take it all in.
"Wow," she said, in awe of the sheer size and grandeur of the architecture and furniture, "This is very… generous."
"I apologize for the generic designs," Caius said sincerely, "Feel free to make this place your own."
Arlette didn't seem to pay his words any mind. For one, she thought the 'generic designs' were fine. Great, even. Also, she wasn't sure how comfortable she was with the idea of tweaking things in a home she was a guest in.
