The first thing she noticed in the castle was electricity. There were bulbs humming and lamp posts buzzing, bright lights blinded her from every direction. All shadows lacked the familiar oily darkness cast by fire, shadows that flickers and grows with the wind. Kefu had heard of electricity, sure, she had even seen it in the bigger cities of her home region in the form of poles creaking under the weight of their wires, but never like this. It was like ...
