PRESENT-NOCTIS CONTINENT-VARENYA.
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Morning broke over the Dominion Sanctum with a soft, muted brilliance.
The sky outside the sprawling estate shimmered with the clarity of rain-washed air, as pale sunlight filtered through a delicate veil of mist.
Inside, the Sanctum truly lived up to its name. Insidw the Main Palace, a living room so grand it could dwarf most state halls, stretched out before them.
Every surface gleamed: marble floors polished to a mirror-like shine, gilded fixtures glinting in the morning glow, and sprawling chandeliers casting warmth across lush velvet drapes.
The air was infused with faint hints of polished wood and incense, but soon these delicate fragrances were overtaken by something far more earthy,the kitchen.
In the huge kitchen,it buzzed with activity. Servants moved in a practiced choreography; aprons fluttering as knives struck cutting boards with rhythmic precision,pans hissed while steam curled from pots.
