Claudia had some time earlier to scope out the mansion before she decided to enjoy the view, and a lovely glass of wine, from the patio.  The place was indeed gargantuan, but didn't feel so overbearing and sparse.  She could tell whoever owned the place before had put alot of work into it, and good on them for that.  Everything was just so extravagant and beautiful, from the plush crimson rugs lined with gold accents, the black and white tiled marble floors, to the dazzling chandeliers made of pure crystal glass and the large pillars carved so ornately that stood rank and file, and that was just the main foyer.

There were all the other ammenities one could think of for an elegant and cozy abode such as this, including the attached conservatory.  As many bedrooms as one could imagine being in this place, all so artfully decorated with priceless paintings and lavish curtains and sconces, a kitchen downstairs next to a lovely dining room with a long pinewood table, a fairly spacious common room with many chairs and plush, comfy leather couches and loveseats and a grand fireplace already crackling with a few cedar logs, giving the room a pleasant, warm aroma, a study with bookshelves stocked with all manner of books, easy chairs and a glass cabinet filled with various whiskeys, scotches, and ales, and a lounge with a billiard table, a few antique flintlock rifles and medieval swords donning the burgundy painted walls, along with a few animal heads, some deer, some mooses, even a bear or two.  there was even a bar in the corner, well stocked with booze and cigars.

But the room that caught Claudia's eyes the most was the breath taking [url=http://pre09.deviantart.net/913e/th/pre/f/2012/221/5/8/roman_bath_1_by_indigodeep-d5af9sv.jpg]Roman bath.[/url]  Two large wooden doors led into the room, the inside so lavishly decorated, paying fair tribute to its ancient roots.  The bath itself was quite large, almost like a swimming pool with its rectangular shape and cerulean tiles.  Wisps of steam danced upon the sheen, crystal surface of the water, sparkling from the pleasant light of chandeliers and torch sconces.  Lining the bath were great columns carved from the finest marble holding up the open air balcony and the roof above, painted with a lovely scene of cherubs frollicking in the clouds.

The air inside was so warm and soothing and smelled so clean with the scent of fresh mineral water.

A pleasant smile crept across Claudia's lips as she closed the door behind her gently and wasted no time undressing and wading into the soothing hot waters, melting into the bath with a relaxing sigh, [color=ed145b]~"Ahh...I do enjoy a nice, hot bath."~[/color]  Pleasantly she mused, taking a cloth from beside the bath and a glass vial of chamomile body wash.  She bathed herself, quietly humming and enjoying the delectable scent of chamomile.