Zach wasn't sure where the Empress Dowager was bringing him and the princess, but she led him on a tour through her annex and into a basement. It was brightly lit with fresh air and clean walls and floors. It was nothing like the dungeons Zach had expected to find in the Palace.
But as he looked at the chamber taking up a majority of the space under the Empress Dowager's palace, Zach understood that the dungeons were just elsewhere. This was the Empress Dowager's personal training space.
The basement's main space was big enough to store a ship in almost whatever position they fit it. There were scorch marks, cracks, and indentations in a few places here and there along the walls, floor, and ceiling.
But they weren't here for the training room. That would be some other time.
This time, they were here for the significantly smaller room located next to the training hall.
