They returned to the capital two days later, the urgent crisis at Ravenhold still demanding immediate attention, though Elena insisted on allowing herself one night specifically to investigate Garrick's genealogy properly before fully committing their forces toward confronting him.
"The royal birth records are kept separately from general court documentation," she explained, leading Logan into a section of the archive they had not previously examined closely. "My father maintained meticulous family records throughout his reign, understanding their importance toward confirming legitimate succession."
They worked through the night, searching carefully through decades of carefully preserved documentation, until Elena finally found the section specifically addressing her grandfather's reign
