They remained within the hidden chamber through the remaining hours of darkness, Kira working carefully through the ancient records while Logan absorbed the full weight of what each new document revealed.
"There is more here," Kira said, pulling forward a separate scroll, its script carrying a different, slightly more recent hand than the original founding record. "This describes events considerably later than your ancestor's original unification, Logan. A formal transfer of authority."
"Explain," Logan said, settling beside her now with careful, focused attention.
Kira worked through the difficult translation slowly, her brow furrowed with concentration. "Several generations after the original Westwood king united these territories," she said, "his descendants faced a crisis. Internal
