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Chapter 26: Elena's Investigation

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The Council Archives sprawled beneath the Grand Cathedral like a labyrinth of forgotten knowledge. Ancient scrolls and leather-bound tomes lined shelves that stretched from floor to ceiling, their spines bearing dates and classifications in faded script. Dust motes danced in the thin beams of light filtering through narrow windows set high in stone walls, giving the vast chamber an ethereal quality despite its mundane purpose.

Elena Matthias moved through the stacks with practiced familiarity, her scholarly training providing the necessary credentials for access to this restricted domain. Her fingers trailed along shelf edges, counting sections until she reached the classification she sought: Inquisitorial Proceedings, Eastern Provinces, Recent Judgments.

"Can I assist you, Lady Matthias?" The archives keeper appeared from between towering shelves, his stooped figure and rheumy eyes suggesting decades spent among these precious records. His tone carried the peculiar mix of deference a
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