The Last King of Verduracliff I
"His kingdom's fall was not only caused by external forces but by a terrible mistake he had made.
They were beset by both internal strife and external threats.
Driven by desperation, he sought to use a 'forbidden' ritual to grant himself immense power, hoping to salvage his kingdom from its inevitable demise.
However, the magic he understood far too little about the kind of magic he had harnessed, and its potency combined with its other unknown characteristics, caused it to spiral out of control and consume the Kingdom.
In the aftermath, he sealed himself within the castle's core to prevent any further intrusion, knowing that if the secret of the spell he had fell into the wrong hands, it'd cause chaos."
Evan stopped right in front of the huge double doors that led to the Throne Hall before turning towards the two of them and concluding.
"What we're after, is that 'Secret'."