Grey checked all other areas and found nothing. He didn't see any hidden doors or compartments. He opened all the books and they were all normal. He even checked under the bed and the wall behind the frame.
"Well, if it isn't in her room, let's check her office."
"Good plan."
The two didn't waste time and they backtracked a couple of doors to the office. This office was pretty small but it had a lot of books and documents. The walls were filled with shelves that were stuffed to the brim. Her desk was neat with all her documents organized in specific piles.
"You take the right side and I will take the left side."
The left side was in the direction of the staircase and the right side was in the direction of Consort Ceanna's room.
Grey went through the bookshelves, moving each book ever so slightly. They couldn't rule out any hidden doors. As he went through the third bookshelf, halfway through, a strange book made a click sound. The book was slightly bigger than all the other books, didn't have a title on the spine of the book, and it was an odd green color. All the other books were either brown, black, or gray. The green color was closer to black, so the person would have to look closely to see the difference.
He tipped the book all the way and the hidden door opened.
"Well, would you look at that? Predictable." Grey looked over at Hartley with a grin on his face. "Since we found the secret entrance, let's discuss it with Noah and Abner."
"Alright, let's get out of here. I want to go to sleep." Hartley gave a thumbs-up while she yawned.
Grey closed the hidden door and they sneaked out of the central castle. It took less time as Grey had already memorized the layout of the castle. The two went back to their rooms to wait for Noah and Abner.
However, it was a night full of pain for Grey.
Meanwhile, Noah and Abner were sneaking through Queen Meredith's residence. It didn't have a lot of security, so it was a lot easier to get through than the central castle.
They were a bit slower than Grey and Hartley because they were trying to be more careful. Fortunately, they were able to get in without any incident.
They slowly made their way to Queen Meredith's room. It wasn't hard to find. There were only two stories and her room was on the second floor toward the middle of the residence.
When they got there, Abner put his ear up to the door to see if she was awake. He regretted everything. He quickly covered Noah's ears and urged him to go away from the area.
When they were far enough from the room, Noah finally got to ask his question, "What happened back there?"
"Children should stay pure and not be tainted by the pleasures of humans."
This time, Noah was even more confused. He was a certified musclehead who only thought about his weapon, swords, war, and his comrades. The thought of sex never crossed his mind, nonetheless doing the act.
Abner wanted to curse. The day he and Noah decided to sneak into the Queen's castle, he heard her and her lovers having sex in the room. It wasn't just one or two people, but there were three other men in there! There could be more! He didn't even want to know what was going on and how it worked.
Also, as a parent, there was no way he would let his children or people he saw as his children witness this at a young age! He was just too overprotective...
He felt it was lucky that Noah didn't hear it. Noah was the baby of the group. He was only 19. He came to the army when he was only a young boy. He practically grew up on the battlefield.
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