London, Westminster, 85 Downing Street, Foreign Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
The exquisitely carved exterior, the grand colonnades, and the majestic doors spoke volumes of its opulence from just the façade alone. However, this was merely the tip of the iceberg, as the true breathtakingly intricate design and grand style were hidden beneath its already extraordinary exterior, much like the two words the British gentry favored most—"understated" and "luxurious."
Exquisite murals, gilded ceilings, and floors paved with pure marble from Greece and the coasts of Sicily.
The sunlight shot through the lattice of the domed ceiling, gleaming on the ebony handrail of the grand staircase, where a somewhat dry palm rested, its ring's sapphire sparkling brilliantly.
Viscount Palmerston walked alongside an elderly gentleman a few years his senior, draped in a deep red buckskin cloak and treading in riding boots.
