My gaze landed on a long desk beneath the red glass window beyond his bed and curiosity had me crossing the room to it before I gave it much thought. Papers were lined up in neat piles and two stacks of envelopes addressed to ‘Darius Acrux, Celestial Heir’ sat to the left of the mahogany surface. I wasn’t sure why I was bothering to snoop on him, but I couldn’t help it.