Fianna's Townhouse
Located in Port Delfare, the townhouse is the home of Tiernan's fianna. As the fianna is a crew of misfits, they don't have homes that they truly belong in, elsewhere. They all have access to the main Seelie gates and the townhouse door, so that they can come and go as they please. Even Tiernan feels more comfortable at the townhouse than at the palace with his father, the Seelie King.
There's a large common room on the main floor, with a sitting area, dining, and kitchen (modernized as a gift from Isobel, with Jac's help). The upper floors have bedrooms, and the roof has a garden and outdoor kitchen and dining area.
When Tiernan and Ella take the Seelie throne, they still live part-time at the townhouse with the fianna. It's the perfect place to get away from the pressures of ruling.
Haru reached the entrance first, and he pressed his hand on the gold plate next to it to unlock the heavy wooden door.
There's a large common room on the main floor, with a sitting area, dining, and kitchen (modernized as a gift from Isobel, with Jac's help). The upper floors have bedrooms, and the roof has a garden and outdoor kitchen and dining area.
When Tiernan and Ella take the Seelie throne, they still live part-time at the townhouse with the fianna. It's the perfect place to get away from the pressures of ruling.
From The Books:
Reluctantly, I released Ella’s hand and guided her ahead of me through the gate to the townhouse's courtyard, rubbing the snout of the left gargoyle for luck, just like the rest of the fianna had before me.Haru reached the entrance first, and he pressed his hand on the gold plate next to it to unlock the heavy wooden door.
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I wandered across the main room, my stocking feet sinking into the lush green carpet. Everyone had taken their boots off at the door, which had made the Japanese-Canadian in me sigh in relief. [...]
Looking closer at the carpet, I realized it was actually moss, like the corridors in the palace, with the occasional tiny white mushroom poking through.
“There are slippers in the basket by the door if you get cold feet.” Orla entered the large room, her sister behind her. They both wore shearling-lined slippers.
Looking closer at the carpet, I realized it was actually moss, like the corridors in the palace, with the occasional tiny white mushroom poking through.
“There are slippers in the basket by the door if you get cold feet.” Orla entered the large room, her sister behind her. They both wore shearling-lined slippers.
***
“This is the main living area.” Rian waved her hand to indicate the large open room that seemed to be a seamless combination of modern human and faerie comforts.
The main feature of the living area was a sectional in caramel leather large enough to comfortably seat the whole fianna. Cozy tasseled blankets and embroidered velvet pillows were strewn on the sofas.
In classic Seelie fashion, gold lanterns and trailing plants hung from the ceiling with more plants arranged on the low bookcase in front of the tall windows. Sheer white curtains let light into the room while blocking the view from the street.
The main feature of the living area was a sectional in caramel leather large enough to comfortably seat the whole fianna. Cozy tasseled blankets and embroidered velvet pillows were strewn on the sofas.
In classic Seelie fashion, gold lanterns and trailing plants hung from the ceiling with more plants arranged on the low bookcase in front of the tall windows. Sheer white curtains let light into the room while blocking the view from the street.
***
“And hopefully, the icebox stocked.” Rian prowled past the long oak table in the middle of the space. A stone fireplace took up most of the wall in the dining area with gleaming, deadly-looking weapons displayed on the wall above it. A sparkling chandelier crawling with ivy hung overhead.
I followed the twins around a marble countertop separating the kitchen from the rest of the space to a suspiciously modern-looking mint-colored fridge.
I followed the twins around a marble countertop separating the kitchen from the rest of the space to a suspiciously modern-looking mint-colored fridge.
***
This kitchen was light and bright with shelves of stacked dishes and jars of what looked like teas and spices. The farmhouse-style sink had a trickling waterfall running into it, with little ferns growing between the smooth river rocks.
“Do you want anything?” asked Orla, digging through a basket and coming up with some of those little round croissants.
[...]“Right,” said Orla. “Leith was Tiernan’s second back when they were young. They’re still very close. Leith’s fiancée redecorated it for Tiernan—with Jac's help—for Yule last year.”
I followed a stone path from the doorway winding through the green grass covering most of the roof to the dining area.
Trees and ferns grew in the corners. Little lights danced through them. At first glance, the lights reminded me of the sheerie, but they were just more of the glowing motes of light used in the lanterns. A stream with little fish in it ran along one edge, and I wondered if it connected to the waterfall sink downstairs.
I reached the center of the roof and found a stone grill and oven and a long table with padded wicker chairs.
“Do you want anything?” asked Orla, digging through a basket and coming up with some of those little round croissants.
[...]“Right,” said Orla. “Leith was Tiernan’s second back when they were young. They’re still very close. Leith’s fiancée redecorated it for Tiernan—with Jac's help—for Yule last year.”
***
“And this is all of our home,” said Orla. “Tiernan has given us access to the main Seelie gates and the townhouse, so that each of us may come here whenever we wish.”
***
The twins left me in Saoirse’s room. A four-poster bed took up half of the room. On the other side of a stone fireplace, a cot had been set up, topped with a soft-looking comforter and pillows. I stowed my backpack under the cot and checked out the small but luxurious bathroom. It was a marble jungle with plants vining up the walls and over the clawfoot tub.
***
I followed the sound of laughter and the smell of grilling fish up the last set of steps to the townhouse’s roof. A waist-high stone wall edged the roof with gargoyles looking out on the corners.
I followed a stone path from the doorway winding through the green grass covering most of the roof to the dining area.
Trees and ferns grew in the corners. Little lights danced through them. At first glance, the lights reminded me of the sheerie, but they were just more of the glowing motes of light used in the lanterns. A stream with little fish in it ran along one edge, and I wondered if it connected to the waterfall sink downstairs.
I reached the center of the roof and found a stone grill and oven and a long table with padded wicker chairs.
***
Calder pulled a long wooden paddle with a golden flatbread out of the oven. “You wouldn't think someone who is nearly two hundred and so skilled with a blade would be so inept in the kitchen.” He slid the bread onto a wooden platter. “But here we are.”
***
Later that night, when the tables were cleared and the stars were out, I found Tiernan alone on the rooftop. He sat with his long legs slung over the wall, looking down on the city below. - The Glass Gate
Fun facts
Location: Port Delfare, Seelie Kingdom
Residents: Saoirse, Declan, Calder, Rian, Orla, Jac, Fergus, Haru, Treasa, Tiernan, Ella.
Residents: Saoirse, Declan, Calder, Rian, Orla, Jac, Fergus, Haru, Treasa, Tiernan, Ella.
Article by Channon and Hanna