Situated on the upper level of the castle, the solar of the Margrave consisted of several small rooms, connected by doors. Here Balor could be found, when he did not reside in the great hall. Two stairs led up to the corridor, one large and obvious, another small and tucked away behind a bend in the wall, like a forgotten means to get away unseen.
It was the larger, the more obvious stair, that Balor now descended, dressed in red robes and wearing his chain of office, with the golden scorpion gleaming on his chest.