It is a grand room, with two ornate staircases leading up either side to a second floor balcony where there is a doorway at the very center.  Other doorways occupy the sides of the second floor landing.
Foyer, Inside Palace
monster
a young girl
I am not a boy. someday I will be a lady. But not until puberty.
Ah! You scared little girl?! You talk? Well of course, how else am I supposed to communicate? I didn't know monsters could talk! I wasn't always like this you know... What do you mean? I used to be a normal village folk before I was invaded and cursed. Now everyone is scared of me and all I can do is pillage and plunder. Who cursed you? It was the kings assistant, the master wizard. He's the real monster here! That's terrible! Are you hungry? I can give you some of my grain. I would appreciate that. Thank you kind lady.