Soren didn't head for the bedroom. Instead, he pulled himself away from the Regency desk, his hands trembling as he grabbed the dark wooden table top for support. The triplets remained silent, as if understanding what their father was going through. He walked to the back of the solar, where a heavy, carved oak door led to the private royal archives, a place that held the blood-soaked secrets of the Veridian bloodline.
He had learned this from Aethel. The middle-aged woman had told him that there was a door behind the Solar that led directly to the royal archives. Unlike the palace library, the royal archives were not accessible to just anyone. Moreover, the room was located within the King's chambers, where he worked.
