Raven's Nest

Beatrice's estate

When it came time for Beatrice to select a place of her own, it came as little surprise that the place she chose was very near to Morgan's Summerisle. The home on the site stands very near to Summerisle's apple orchards; Morgan and Beatrice discovered it during one of their first rambles of the property.

Raven's Nest itself is a former apple barn converted to living space some time during Oberon's reign. There's even a six-stall stable built next to the house, with a small wooded pasture attached. The real showpiece of the place - and the reason for the name - is the large rookery on the western side of the house. At least a dozen ravens keep a permanent, full-time residence in the rookery; other birds come in and out depending on season. Due to poor planning - or perhaps very good planning - on the part of the original owner, the guest rooms are on the west side of the house as well. Beatrice is happy with the presence of the birds, although even she is sometimes taken aback by the quantity of them during breeding season. There are no other buildings on Raven's Nest property; most of the land is hilly and untouched by agriculture.

There are no full-time servants at Raven's Nest at this time; it's a surprisingly small building, and Beatrice has not yet seen a need to hire someone. That the place has not yet sunk into the ground under the weight of her clutter and Morgan's combined is a miracle that can be ascribed to Galthaving a set of keys and the willingness to sneak up there when the lovers are out of town to clean. Beatrice hasn't tried to catch him at it, but she sometimes suspects he hires help when he has to go up there.

There are very few parties at Raven's Nest; where Summerisle is alive with music and parties, Raven's Nest is a retreat for quieter purposes. There's space for reading, for writing, and for painting, and only a few guest rooms. The guest rooms have more than once been used for overflow guests when the party at Summerisle got a little more out of hand than usual, but any celebrations held at the place itself have only one or two guests.