Cassian followed Alessandro to his office, where his brother began searching for something on his desk. Unable to bear the uncertainty any longer, Cassian asked, "Lessan, what did you want to talk about?"
"While I was in the elven kingdom, I discovered something about our mother, about who she really was, and about who we are."
"What?!"
"It seems our mother wasn't an ordinary person."
"Tell me, what did you find out?"
Alessandro continued rummaging through his desk, which made Cassian even more nervous. "What exactly are you looking for?"
"I'm looking for the storybook that Mom wrote. I had it here somewhere."
"It's on the shelf behind you."
Alessandro turned around, saw the book, took it, and said, "How did it get here? I was sure I had it on my desk."
"I put it there. Your desk
