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Journal Entry 88
23.10.2026 I gave the King no choice but to tell me what the hell was going on. Jonas took two long swallows of his beer before he spoke. “I lost something. Or maybe I misplaced it. I do not know. Perhaps it was stolen.” He took another swig. “I realised it was missing while we were deciphering Line Four. Between…
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Journal Entry 87
22.10.2026 Nothing. No smoking gun. No direction. No evidence. I thought for sure when I reviewed the castle’s business-related Besucherbuch, there would be a clue as to who may have put the hourglass on Jonas’s windowsill. I examined each name. Every signature. Every arrival and departure time stamp. I left empty-handed. Honestly, did I really think I would recognize a…
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Journal Entry 86
20.10.2026 I returned home as the King had requested. To my own house. My bed. My sanctuary. I knew perfectly well where Jonas wanted me to go, but I was staying home. Damien’s men followed me from the airport. They’re still on my property. Watching my house. Watching me. I know they’re only following the King’s orders, but something feels…
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Journal Entry 85
19.10.2026 Over the past week, I complied with Jonas’s demands that I continue sleeping each night on the couch in his royal suite. The King continued to be one person in public and another in private. Several times during the week, I attempted to address the elephant in the room, but Jonas would not acknowledge my questions. Outside of my…
