elantra: Emperor Dariandaros and Kaylin Neya

Emperor Dariandaros from the novel "Cast in Flame" by Michelle Sagara.

This was supposed to be an illustration of the scene from Cast in Flame where Dariandaros speaks to Kaylin, but I have too little information on the room they were in for me to properly illustrate it. The description of a sofa and chairs isn't enough. What color are the walls? Or are the walls wallpapered? Any book shelves? Paintings? How many windows? Curtains? The color of the curtains? What about a fireplace?

A ton of questions, that I do not have answers to. I just could not make this a proper illustration without a proper background. As such, it ended up being another portrait of my favorite Emperor. XD