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Annalise took the long way to the library, more or less deep in her own thoughts as she walked. There was so much at stake here, her country's future as well as the futures of the countries the Princes hail from. Would uniting really make them all stronger or would it simply make it easier to take out the remaining heads of the larger countries. The Empire had no problem lying in wait. This much she knew from accounts of how the other countries were taken over. Especially in the beginning. She quickened her pace, she needed to find a book, one that accounted the start of the war. Would there even be one? She had scoured the library many times for Gilthan history but all had been lost.

After a bit of walking she finally entered the large room that was the castle’s main library. There were smaller libraries scattered about but those only contained copies of the books held in this room. Any book the royal family owned would be found in this room. Books were not allowed to leave this library, so the collection should be complete, so long as nobody had snuck one out. Some of the castle’s staff approached the Princess as she entered but they were quickly waved off with a polite smile. She didn’t want or need the help. Immediately she got to work scouring the shelves, pulling anything down that she thought would have any sort of relevant information. 

It took her a bit but eventually she had quite a few books piled up on one of the many tables that were scattered around the front of the room. Annalise got to work skimming the books, moving everything she realized was not helpful to the side. The discarded books were taken and put back by the staff that occupied the room. Books were watched closely here, even when in the hands of one of the Royal family. The rule was not to be broken, by anyone. This was the one place the mages had more authority than she did, and she was always careful to respect that. She would spend the next while skimming books and placing them to the side when she didn’t find what she wanted. She figured this task would take her a while, keep her busy until she was either interrupted, or the time to prepare for the ball began.