Chapter 276: The Throne's Secret
The undercroft was cold.
Nathan followed the prince through the tunnels under the palace, his torch throwing shadows that jumped across the old stone walls. The air was stale and heavy with dust that had settled there for centuries. Every step echoed further than it should have.
"The throne room was built over an older structure," the prince said quietly. "The first kings of Albion put their palace on top of something they found here. Something old."
"What did they find?"
"No one knows. The records were lost centuries ago. All we know is that the first king, Aldric the Founder, ordered this undercroft sealed. No one has been down here in generations."
Nathan activated his skill.
[Hunter's Insight]
The mana trails were faint, barely there. But they were there. Thin threads of energy running along the floor, pulsing with the same sick, uneven light as the Void Breach.
The same thread he had followed all the way from the northern border.
