Secrets of the Ship

"This is where I work. Everything you see here is material related to the Black Star."

Trollope lit all the gas lamps in the room, making it possible to see everything inside clearly.

"Watch your step. Try not to touch anything in here, much less move it. Otherwise, it'll take me quite some time to put everything back in order," Trollope warned. He was already extremely familiar with the placement of the items in this room and could move about freely without even needing to look.

Sifa carefully stood in the northeast corner of the room. There were relatively fewer things on the floor there, and more space to stand. He decided not to touch anything and to remain standing without moving if possible.

Trollope walked over to a table. It was quite messy, piled with notebooks and documents. The writer picked up a diary and said as he read, "You've heard the legend of the Black Star, right? The most widespread version should be Bride on the Ship."

Sifa gave a soft "Mm." "I heard it was a wedding ship bound for the Loen Kingdom, and that the bride aboard was preparing to hold a wedding there."

Trollope looked up. "Actually, that wasn't the case."

"The ship's destination wasn't Loen, but the Intis Republic. And the woman aboard wasn't a bride, but the mistress of some powerful figure in the Intis Republic."

Well, that was something.

All of a sudden, Sifa felt as if something beautiful had been shattered.

Trollope walked over to a wall and pointed at a photograph. "I found a sea chart beneath the floor of the captain's cabin. It clearly marked where the Black Star was headed."

He pointed to several nearby photographs. "Also, I found some interesting things in the captain's cabin and the