/Victoria's Mountain Castle/
A self-deprecating chuckle echoed in the sitting room as Alex kept aside the book he was reading for a moment.
Amongst the Branches that were currently known and named in the book, one in particular stood out to him.
The Midnight Pearl.
The fact that he'd had a conversation about it and even possessed the means to locate it left him increasingly amused at his forgetfulness though he didn't beat himself up too much.
If anything, it would have been surprising for him to recall the minor mention after everything that had happened so far.
Letting out a sigh, he picked up the book again and opened up the page he was on.
Out of the three books Albus had handed to him, this was the third and final one with all three saying the same thing though from different perspectives.
