Chapter 119 Celeste The morning air was crisp when I left my room. My mind was alert, every nerve tuned to notice the smallest shift around me. Lyra followed close, her notebook clutched tightly, ready for anything. “We need to be careful,” I whispered. “One wrong move, and we alert him—or worse, someone else.” Lyra nodded, her face serious. “Yes, Your Majesty. I’ll be… I’ll be like a shadow, yes?” “Exactly,” I said, though I doubted shadows could move as fast as my thoughts. We moved through the corridors quietly, taking hidden stairways and service passages. My plan was simple but required precision. I needed to follow the guard, find out where he was reporting, and, most importantly, discover who the real mole was. By midday, we reached the outer gates. The guard was already there, moving with cautious steps. His eyes scanned the streets, then the rooftops, then back to the palace grounds. He moved almost mechanically, as though following a pattern ingrained in him over mon
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