Morning light filtered through the ornate windows of the Sapphire Suite, casting intricate patterns across the plush carpet. Adam had been awake for hours, seated cross-legged on the floor, his eyes closed in deep meditation. Though his body appeared still, his mind was remarkably active—sorting through Zeke's memories, analyzing yesterday's events, and planning his next moves.
~You've been at this for hours,~ Lucifer complained, his tiny form performing lazy loops in the air. ~All this stillness is terribly boring.~
Adam opened his eyes, the brilliant blue irises gleaming in the morning light. He had slept little during the night, instead using the quiet hours to explore the vast repository of knowledge he'd inherited from Zeke. Most of the memories remained frustratingly locked away, but fragments occasionally surfaced—enough to confirm that the king and his advisors knew far more than they were letting on.
