After the formal engagement and the hunt that followed, the days in Peduviel began to pass more quietly.
There were only a few days left before Aya's party would begin their journey back to Athax. The celebrations had softened into smaller gatherings now - meals shared among family and friends, conversations lingering long after the wine had gone warm, and the quiet unwinding that followed weeks of ceremony and travel.
For Aya, it seemed the most logical thing to do with the time that remained was to speak with Master Dino. More precisely, to ask him about what his group had written about Blood Summoners.
Which was how she found herself descending the narrow stone staircase beneath Peduviel's palace that afternoon.
The archives of Peduviel lay beneath the palace.
