Secrets of the Ancient Castle

When workers digging a new well in the courtyard of Castle Blackwood struck stone at an unusual depth, no one could have predicted what lay beneath. A team of royal archaeologists has spent the past three months excavating a series of chambers that predate the castle itself by at least five centuries.

The chambers contain pottery, jewelry, and inscriptions in a script that no living scholar can read. The artifacts suggest a highly sophisticated culture — one that was never recorded in any historical chronicle.

Who were these people? What happened to them? And why was Castle Blackwood built on top of their ancient home?