Ala

This is the ala, or the small wing off the atrium. You are in the west ala, Claudia's father's ala. There are two waiting benches here. A man is sitting waiting quietly. Claudia motions for you to be quiet. You look around and notice the same bird motif that was on the walls in the cubiculum. As you look around you notice across the atrium there is a room the same as this one with only one bench. Claudia whispers that the other room is mother's ala. Both of the rooms are waiting rooms for visitors. Mother has less benches because she gets less visitors, according to Claudia. You both decide you better tiptoe out of there before Claudia's father finds you here while he has a visitor waiting.