Chapter 11 - Whispers in the Shadows
The grand coronation ceremony had restored Princess Evelyn Vale to her rightful place, but peace was short-lived. Beneath the joyous music and overflowing chalices, a lingering paranoia gripped the palace walls. A spell as devastating as the Obsidian Eclipse could not have been cast by Grand Chancellor Vane alone; someone far more powerful had provided the forbidden relic.
In her private chambers, Evelyn examined Vane’s confiscated journals. Page after page revealed dark rituals, cryptic star charts, and references to an shadowy figure known only as "The Architect."
Suddenly, her royal guards burst through the doors, led by a breathless Captain Benjamin.
"Your Highness, forgive the intrusion," Benjamin panted, his hand gripping the hilt of his sword. "The dungeon guards... they’ve been neutralized. Chancellor Vane is gone."
Evelyn stood up, her heart dropping. "Neutralized? How?"
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"No weapons were used," Benjamin replied grimly. "Their memories were wiped clean. They don't even know who they are guarding."
The nightmare was far from over. The conspirators were still inside the citadel, operating from the deepest shadows, and they were actively erasing their tracks.
