Ujjayini, 1180 CE
Somapala sent word to the Vedha Shala shortly after midday.
The palace archivist had spent the morning examining the transfer records and found an entry that had not appeared in the catalogue Eshaan had consulted earlier. It concerned the sealed packet delivered by Somadeva, which had been recorded separately from the survey materials. The packet had been received on the same day as the six bundles and two wooden tablets, but it had been assigned a different number and placed under the authority of the royal administrative office.
Eshaan read the message twice before showing it to Bhaskaracharya.
"At least we know it was treated separately," he said.
"We knew that already from the receiving record," Bhaskaracharya replied. "Now we know that the palace assigned it a different number. That is useful, but it does not tell us what it contained."
Eshaan folded the message. "Somapala has offered to show me the register."
