Before leaving the palace, Nicholas couldn't help but take a small detour to his room. He knew it was illogical since one of his brothers may be waiting for him there, but he couldn't help but take one last look.
"I'll probably never sleep here again." Nicholas said with a sad chuckle as he sat on the large bed at the center.
If his plan played out the way he wanted and he managed to kill all of his brothers, then he would be king.
If he failed, then he would be dead.
Either way, he would never sleep in this wing of the palace again.
As he ran his hands along the walls of his room, he noticed something he had missed before. It was so subtle that it didn't come as a surprise to Nicholas that he missed it.
It was a small symbol, carved into a rock. It was a book with an arrow through it, something he couldn't understand. He didn't know exactly what the symbol meant but he felt that it could hold something he needed.