(Isla)
Orin waited until everyone had settled before speaking again. Pryor left the records where they were and gave him his full attention. I had expected the answer to be connected to the Keepers, but I hadn't expected a ritual. Lyrienne didn't look surprised, which told me she already knew something about it.
"The order was created to protect knowledge that couldn't be left unguarded," Orin said. "Some of what we kept could destroy families, bloodlines and entire territories if it reached the wrong people." He rested his hands on the table.
I thought about everything we'd already found. Records about Celestials had been hidden, removed and changed for centuries. The Keepers had known truths that even the Council didn't have. Someone had decided ordinary lifetimes weren't enough to pr
