C48

Somewhere in the darkness, there was a row of wooden beds set up against the wall in the narrow space. Seven or eight eunuchs were huddled together to keep warm. It was the middle of winter, but there wasn't even a brazier in the room. Even though he was wrapped in a blanket, he still felt cold all over.

Leaning against the wall was a young eunuch. He was facing the wall by himself as he shrank