The next day, after seeing his Grandfather's vast library, Micahn sent a letter to his city tutor telling him to take leave until further notice. After a short breakfast alone, his father having left at dawn to ride the grounds, he went to the library. It was a truly overwhelming room, at first, but soon Micahn was able to discern a pattern in the shelving of the books. He wondered why his grandfather had never invited him to see the library and decided it was probably because most young men, of Micahn's age and rank, were more interested in books about what was happening now.
The most interesting item he came across, after several days of exploration, was his Grandfather's Journals. They dated from before his father's birth and recorded both personal and business information. Micahn was fascinated by this glimpse of family history and began reading the Journals.
Several more weeks passed, Micahn continued reading the Journals whenever he had time. He had just reached the end of one and noticed a discrepancy at the beginning of the next.
The next morning, at breakfast, he decided to speak to his father about it.
"Father. As you know I have been reading Lord Jahlen's Journals."
"Not finished already?"
"No sir. I have noticed something odd though."
"About your Grandfather? He was an odd man."
Aulen quickly made a gesture to ward off the attention of the dead.
"May he live in Paradise Eternal."
"May I tell it to you?"
Aulen nodded. Micahn explained that in the Journals, from the first to the one he had lately finished, Lord Jahlen had combined business and personal information.
"Then, in the latest one, he writes only short sentences and makes no mention of receiving a reply to an important letter."
"I see. Have you any conclusions about this?"
"In fact, I have. I believe there may be another set of Journals."
"Are you suggesting that my Father had something to hide?"
"Never! I was merely considering that he might have split his Journal into two parts then put the second parts in another place."
"Very well. What is it you would like me to do about it?"
"Grant me permission to locate the rest of the Journals."
"I see no harm in giving you that permission."
"Thank you Father."
"Of course. It could simply be that the old man grew tired of record keeping and had no other Journals."
"I do not entertain great hope of finding anything. I only want to satisfy my curiosity."