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Having been sufficiently knocked up by Asparuh, Ylva had been generally ignored since nothing of interest had occurred over the last four months. When the Patriach and Matriarch met, she had believed that nine months in someone else's home was tolerable enough, but not when she discovered that she couldn't leave at will. She had noticed that those of the family blood line, but specifically those with the tattoo (though she didn't know it), were able to enter and exit freely. Ylva ventured outdoors only rarely, so most of the time she had was spent in her room, reading. Needless to say, it wasn't the most thrilling place to be for nine months; she was only up to four at the moment and she was 'dying' in the solitude. Without warning she clapped her book closed and rose, gliding up to the large doors of her room and entering the vast hallway. Ylva was sure she had been everywhere that she was permitted to be, nothing else being of interest to her other than an exercise chamber, dining hall etc. Yet instinct gave her a good feeling about a bit of exploration as she stepped down the passage without a sound, her hand brushing the walls as she passed.
Up and down marble staircases, traipsing the narrow bowels of the house, Ylva soon came upon a door that she did not recognise. It was large enough and as ornate as the rest of them, but she must have missed it only because it was somehow built further inwards than the others. A meter-long overhang shrouded the entrance to ... whatever was in the room, and on the overhang itself hung a thick curtain. The curtain was not dusty, Ylva noted, so the room had been recently used. She stepped through and was suddenly plunged into the gloom between the curtain and the closed door. Lightly she ran her fingers across the wood till she touched upon the handle, and tested it. It was unlocked. Generally an unlocked door in the Zhefarovich household meant free for all, so Ylva took the initiative and pushed it open. She was shocked as she immediately recognised the Patriarch. Or ... not the Patriarch. Whoever it was was sleeping on his back, looking in every way like Asparuh Zhefarovich but in some ways obviously not him. Taken aback, Ylva stared for a moment at the man sleeping on his king sized bed in black robes; and she swore he was wearing shoes beneath the covers. Ylva flipped her hair back as she always did when she was uncomfortable, but she couldn't help moving down and leaving over the sleeping man with a perplexed look. If he wasn't Asparuh, then who was he? Ylva moved back to a safe distance before folding her arms and asking him the same question. "Who are you?".
Up and down marble staircases, traipsing the narrow bowels of the house, Ylva soon came upon a door that she did not recognise. It was large enough and as ornate as the rest of them, but she must have missed it only because it was somehow built further inwards than the others. A meter-long overhang shrouded the entrance to ... whatever was in the room, and on the overhang itself hung a thick curtain. The curtain was not dusty, Ylva noted, so the room had been recently used. She stepped through and was suddenly plunged into the gloom between the curtain and the closed door. Lightly she ran her fingers across the wood till she touched upon the handle, and tested it. It was unlocked. Generally an unlocked door in the Zhefarovich household meant free for all, so Ylva took the initiative and pushed it open. She was shocked as she immediately recognised the Patriarch. Or ... not the Patriarch. Whoever it was was sleeping on his back, looking in every way like Asparuh Zhefarovich but in some ways obviously not him. Taken aback, Ylva stared for a moment at the man sleeping on his king sized bed in black robes; and she swore he was wearing shoes beneath the covers. Ylva flipped her hair back as she always did when she was uncomfortable, but she couldn't help moving down and leaving over the sleeping man with a perplexed look. If he wasn't Asparuh, then who was he? Ylva moved back to a safe distance before folding her arms and asking him the same question. "Who are you?".