Chapter 5
Chapter 5
Aria spends a restless night with Leo's journal, then meets Kang Min-hyuk in the observatory to strike a cautious alliance. Prince Kim Jae-won confronts her afterward, revealing his family's hidden connections. The chapter ends with Aria discovering a coded message in Leo's journal, pointing toward a secret location.
The night after the archive, Aria couldn't sleep. She sat on her narrow dormitory bed, Leo's journal open on her lap, the pages soft with age. The ink had faded in places, but his handwriting was still clear—sharp, hurried, like he'd been racing against time.
She read through entries about classes, about the cold Seoul winter, about a girl with honey-colored hair who made him laugh. Ordinary things. Human things. But then the tone shifted.
"Found something today. The northern border incident wasn't an accident. It was an ambush. Two survivors. The Emperor buried it."
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