We finally managed to enter the archive room in the palace. The room was smaller than I had expected, but it was filled with documented letters. So many letters that the walls were barely visible. The atmosphere was stale and the air was thick with dust from the old letters. Some of them seemed to have been there for years.
I followed Rose closely, careful not to touch anything and attract attention. We made our way towards a toll booth-style area, still searching for the lieutenant. I scanned the room for any clues related to our case but found nothing. The room was eerily quiet until Rose called out to the lieutenant.
"Lieutenant Roger, are you here?" she shouted.
"Coming through," a voice replied.
Footsteps echoed up the stairs from the other side of the toll booth. A man appeared at the top of the stairs, slightly out of breath but still able to speak. When he saw Rose, his tense expression softened into a smile.
