Oliver saw Lombard nodding approvingly as he looked over the place. He guessed that it wasn't just because of the state of its upkeep. He, like many, likely approved of the fact that the Queen had chosen a somewhat modest home for herself.
When their train of three carriages came to a halt, they were escorted out by rather serious-looking soldiers. They weren't hostile, not in the same sense that the main house Pendragon soldiers had been, but they were serious enough that they would have been intimidating to men that weren't of a military persuasion.
