My heart is hammering with a mixture of tension, excitement, and fear as I traverse the shadows on the grounds of the castle. The moon is hanging low in the night sky, putting a silver sheen on the grounds of the castle. While I sneak around in the royal library, the prince is sound asleep and completely passed out on the floor. The bookcases are largely filled with records of Charming Castle and its complicated history. These records are of no significance. In the holy sanctum of the library, where no one is allowed to go, I have no doubt that there is a secret kept there. My hands are clenching the pendant that Prince Hekter gave me. It is the key to the restricted archives that contain the answers that I have been searching for so urgently.
I can see the doors to the sanctum in the dis
