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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 3032269" data-attributes="member: 3448">Alistair thanked Sister Constance, and the coroner, the Reverend Canon Devon Hastinghunter, was sent in.  His account matched Sister Constance’s, but with one addition.  When he examined the claws, he went into his bag and withdrew some careful sketches on parchment.  After a few moments, he looked up.  “This was the murderer.  I’m sure of it… the claws are a perfect match for the claw marks at the scene.”“You measured them?”“Absolutely, Dame Brionna.  You have to be sure when dealing with monsters.  Least, that’s what the church’s training says… I can’t say I’ve investigated any demon killings before.”  He paused in thought.  “Hmm.  I suppose the killer could be a demon that has the precise same size and shape as this one.  You can’t be as sure that wouldn’t happen with magical beings, although I would have thought that more likely among devils than demons.  But look at the claw on the smallest finger… I had wondered how that was done.”“How what was done, Reverend Canon?”“The victims, or at least some of them, had their brains stirred.  Something sharp and curved was inserted through their ear canals, and then moved about to stir the brain.  Quite lethal, and it would be very subtle without the disembowelment.  The long, narrow, and curved claw on the fifth digit of each of the demon’s hands was probably the murder implement.”“Was there an obvious entry wound at the ear?  What would it have looked like if only the brains were stirred?”“No, the entry wound was quite small, your grace.  If it had only made that attack… I should think it would have looked like a massive stroke.”“But still sufficient to kill and prevent resurrection?”“Oh, definitely.  I hadn’t thought about the resurrection point, but with the brain destroyed it would be quite impossible.”Dame Brionna nodded.  All the pieces in the murder of Lady Brenda were falling into place.  They thanked the coroner and sent him off.  “Your grace… I’d like to bring in Lieutenant Zachary.  We’re running out of leads with the Pottersflat murder, and we need to know whether he was just incompetent or actively compromised.”“I agree.  That means we need Aunt Cecilia to look him over.”After Aunt Cecilia entered the room and the situation was explained, they sent for Lieutenant Zachary.  Kit attuned her senses to detect thoughts just before he entered.Lieutenant Zachary entered and saluted smartly, his uniform perfectly arrayed with every button and decoration gleaming.  “Lieutenant Zachary, reporting as ordered, your grace.”“Oh, he isn’t corrupt at all,” Princess Cecilia said nonchalantly.  “He hasn’t more than six brain cells to rub together, but he’s as loyal as he can figure out how to be.”</blockquote>

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