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“We didn’t intend to stay as long as we did,” I replied nonchalantly.
“May I ask where you went?”
“You may not,” I replied. “But you may tell me how the prisoners managed to get loose under the care of the Royal Guard.”
Calliver hesitated. “Isa was clearly working for the Order of Souls.”
“How?” I demanded furiously. “It’s your job to vet and re-vet and vet again to make sure that no one slips through the cracks!”
“I don’t know how she got through, Alpha,” he sighed. “She’s been with us for over a year and never given any indication that she’s anything but loyal to the kingdom.”
“I want them found—Agnan and the prisoners. The whole damn Order!”
“Yes, Alpha.”
He stood, waiting to be dismissed, and I exhaled, waving him away. Relief crossed over his face as he recognized I wasn’t about to punish him, but before he could go, I stopped him again.
“Wait.”
“Alpha?”
I hesitated, unsure if I could trust him anymore.
“What do you remember about the Original Kingdom?”
Calliver frowned, his forehead burrowing. “The Ancients, you mean?”
“The first kings, yes,” I agreed, sitting heavily behind my desk, my hand sliding toward the computer mouse.
“Oh.” His brow creased more. “I…” He tapped his chin. “They were the originals,” he volunteered unhelpfully. “Before all the continents divided into three.”
“And?”
Calliver shrugged. “I don’t know. Didn’t they just… fade out or something? They weren’t really ruling any territory anymore, just figureheads, right?”
He shrugged again sheepishly.
“They were taken out. By the Order of Souls,” I barked in annoyance.
Calliver sighed. “Sorry. I didn’t pay much attention in history class.”
“Never mind. Have Landon or Endora escort Mirielle down here before you start searching for Agnan and the Order.”
“Yes, Alpha.”
This time, I didn’t stop him as he hurried out of my office, and I turned my attention toward the computer, eager to do as much research as I could online before my mate returned to my side.
I began a basic search, plugging names into the field that I could remember from my school days.
Some of the history I recalled, dating back to ancient times, the creation of the world and how all the faeries had come to be. The Original Royals had ruled for thousands of years without incident until the earth began to shift and the continents split and broke in three, making it harder for the first family to oversee the whole world as easily as it once had.
What had happened then became a matter of speculation. Some claimed all-out wars had broken out to claim their territories, while others insisted that the Original family had magnanimously bequeathed each kingdom to the three continents because it was too much for one king to handle on his own.
“Zen?”
I looked up as Mirielle entered, Endora at her side, Landon behind her.
“Thank you, Landon.” I dismissed the guard, and he nodded, ducking out to close the door behind him.
