Cyran didn't answer right away. The longer he stayed silent, the more questions filled my head. Instead, he simply took the rifle from my hands.
"No." Finally, he answered, even if it was only a single word. I resisted the urge to ask more, hoping he'd keep talking.
"Magnus isn't meeting the Royal Family."
My brows drew together. There was no way Cyran was lying. He was one of the people closest to the Crown—someone at the very center of the kingdom's inner circle. If anyone knew what was happening inside the palace, it was him.
"Elanor said—"
"Elanor repeated what everyone else is saying."
He looked me in the eye and gave a reassuring shake of his head. "It's just a rumor."
I nodded, hoping he was telling me the truth—not simply saying what I wanted to hear.
"Do you know how someo
