Chapter 21 - Secrets of the Royal Library

Outside Aryana's window, a soft breeze rustled through the trees in the silent, dense night. Her mind was too racing to let her sleep, so she laid in bed. When the silence became unbearable, Aryana finally swung her legs out of bed and padded gently across the room. She went to the window and looked out into the night, her eyes following the thin silver of the moonlight as it cast a ghostly glow over the kingdom of Arcanis. She knew she wanted answers, and the silence outside only made her internal turmoil worse. She had a gut feeling that the secrets afflicting the palace were connected to Cyrus's family, the Silver Talon tribe. Aryana put on a cloak, put on her shoes, and walked softly to the door without further thought. After checking to make sure she was set, she entered the hallway. She walked lightly in the direction of the royal library. With the exception of the occasional torch flicker, the hallways were black, but Aryana knew her way around them well enough to get by wit