Truffle Hunter?

Makeshift indicates the coast is clear and we head into the kitchen to grab some food. He makes sure that we just get a little bit of everything and get it all cleaned up and we run back into her room. I can actually hear her walking back into the kitchen as we silently shut the door to begin our feast. I am nervous about being caught, but Makeshift seems to take it all in stride - like he might have done something similar before. That certainly gives me food for thought as well as for my stomach. Because I am worried about the maid walking in on us, I check to see if we can maybe teleport to somewhere else in the house. He checks around to see how many are in the house and ignoring the two we are traveling with, the three entertaining them, and the maid there appear to be two others in the library area. He suggests that we move to the ballroom to have some abilty to still hide, but can look around some. I know that I am curious as to agendas of this realm.
 
The ballroom has carpet on the floors, ceilings, and walls. This does seem to be reminiscent of the Roman era design. There is a lovely mix of local design elements being used in European methods to winterize the home. What is truly odd is that I find peach wood in the room. That is not locally grown! I notice lots of small discrepancies in the items in the room and that leads me to extrapolate that the local Consul is here due to one of three reasons. 1. He is an idiot and this is the best place to put him to keep him from wreaking havoc, but still show favor to his family or him for the skeletons found. 2. He is owed a favor, but gained this in a way that made him an embarrassment so he was stationed in this out of the way spot to make it plain to him and others that he is not to be listened to. 3. He has already been promoted, but did something that needed him out of public sight until there is time for the people involved to die. There is no real way to figure out which one is true, but knowing that would help to understand the agenda.
 
Makeshift and I discuss options. The language barrier is a problem. Paperwork would be useful - if we can read it. People can be observed and listened to - if we can understand them. Then I remember he mentioned the two people in the library area. I suggest we teleport to a place to try and listen to their conversation. He suggests under the stairs so we can listen and hope to learn about this realm. We can tell they are obviously looking for something, but the language is not English. Italianesque. Most of it appears to be about the job of searching, but it appears to be about walking trails, trends of people groups? Might be about hunting for truffles? I know I heard that word. Then a door opens and cold air pours over us. And then we are once again in the dark.
 
Makeshift is intent on watching events unfold outside of the room we are hiding and tells me briefly about the guards patrolling the hallway and the fact that all of the beds are now all filled. He suggests that we get bedding from the storage closet and I suggest that we go to their room to sleep at least hafl the night in a bed. I request a bathroom break and a chance to freshen up a bit and get ready for the night. Then once we are all in the same room, we begin to share what knowledge we have gained. Tomorrow Makeshift and I will have to teleport out of the room prior to sunrise and then head back to the chairs to become new vistors to help with the problem. I do worry that this is a trap, but I can enjoy saying "I told you so" later. Then Makeshift leaves to go find Kitsune and bring him back to the team.