Diplomatic Immunity: Funeral Procession

[Rystil Arden]

"No, none of the horses is missing," the guard replies.

 

[unleashed]

Tiberius Lucius Magnus, Male Praetor Warmage

“So you say Aesthus was found some time last night. Do you know if that was before or after Ammon’s death was discovered?” Tiberius asks, moving closer to the body, as he looks for signs of whether the young man actually died where he was found, such as blood.

 

[Rystil Arden]

"I don't know--timing is never perfect, I'm afraid. I know it was only reported later on because of the hubbub of Ammon's death, so I would assume it was found after. Maybe not though."

*As far as Tiberius can tell, the young man definitely died right where he was found.*

 

[Erekose13]

Mythweaver will set about to examining the scene as he did in Ammon's room. Checking the body last. He wants to know if there are obvious signs of others having been through here. Entry and exit points. Etc.

 

[Rystil Arden]

*There have clearly been plenty of people in and out of the stable, though there are no obvious signs of anyone but the victim having been recently walking in the secluded back corner where the body is located, except for some footprints in the stall that are too fresh to be those of the murderer and are pretty clearly those of the discoverer or a guard. The stable has two exits, one on either end, plus windows in some of the lofts. The stall only has the stall door and the loft window.*

 

[Erekose13]

Mythweaver will climb up to the loft to give that a thurough examination as well.

 

[Rystil Arden]

*No one appears to have been in the loft particularly recently, as far as he can tell, although someone probably comes up here occasionally, or else they'd have no reason to have a loft.*

 

[unleashed]

Tiberius Lucius Magnus, Male Praetor Warmage

"I don't know--timing is never perfect, I'm afraid. I know it was only reported later on because of the hubbub of Ammon's death, so I would assume it was found after. Maybe not though."

*As far as Tiberius can tell, the young man definitely died right where he was found.*

“No, of course, there’s no way to be sure. So would Aesthus normally have had a sword at hand? If not, where could he have gotten it from?” Tiberius asks, moving to the exit they didn’t enter from, as he tries to place the stable in comparison to Ammon’s suite and the rest of the palace.

 

[Erekose13]

Returning from the loft, Mythweaver ponders to Tiberius and Claudia, "With both Ammon and Aesthus looking like they killed themselves, you don't think they may just have done that do you? It is quite odd for the two of them to die in such a similar fasion. Mind control, perhaps?"

 

[Rystil Arden]

"No, he normally would not have a sword. That looks like one of the standard issue blades kept in the armoury, though. Those are all about, so it is pretty easy to get one."

*Tiberius thinks the stables are pretty far from Ammon's suite, on the edge of the palace complex near the fields.*

"Yes, it was very similar. It could be mind-control, or maybe just two suicides. I've heard of stranger things happening, though not by much. Consider the poesy, though. if the two men were lovers who both killed themselves because their male-male love could never be accepted by society?"