It did not take long for Marina to notice that both Rhaegar and Caelith had become unusually active.
Following her orders, her spies pursued every tangled thread they could uncover, eventually stumbling upon the ghosts of the past: the remnants of the Grandien faction. The former retainers had been hiding in plain sight within the capital's dilapidated eastern quarter. More importantly, they had met secretly with Caelith.
Sensing blood in the water, Marina ordered the investigation to press deeper.
The further her agents dug, the more intriguing the pieces became. They discovered that Rhaegar had quietly begun retrieving records from decades past. Old case files, long buried beneath dust and official seals, were being systematically reopened under his direct authority.
The moment that intelligence reached her, a dangerous, intoxicating excitement lit her eyes. At once, she went to find her father.
