Chapter 26

Valerica's POV

I slipped into the sovereign archives, shrouded in Glacierclaw’s stealth cloak.

It muted my scent, hushed my steps—like a ghost stalking truth in forbidden halls.

No searching was needed. The Goremark Campaign reports sat neatly on the top shelf of the left oak bookcase, untouched and damning.

I withdrew into a shadowed corner, opened the first dispatch, and began to read.

Each repo