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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ahayford" data-source="post: 5765331" data-attributes="member: 6680745">Two children were taken from each room, two boys and two girls. Deakon and Terrem were taken from the boys room; Lucinda and Evelyn from the girls room. Come with me, I’ll show you to their room. If you don’t mind, I’m going to have one of my staff take the children outside while you look around. If you could all wait here a moment.Gretchyn hops out of her seat and climbs the stairs to the second floor. After a few moments, a stampede of children in various states of cleanliness storms down the stairs and heads out the back door of the orphanage. A half-orc male wearing a brown leather eye patch, brings up the rear of the caravan. His black hair is functional and cropped close to his skull. A child hangs desperately onto each arm and two dangle from his shoulders as he ensures his charges all make it to their intended destination. His stained clothing and heavy smock mark him as a good candidate for the janitor Gretchyn mentioned. The children seem to enjoy his company and if the tusky smile on the half-orc’s face is any indication, he certainly doesn’t mind the attention. His mirthful grin softens to a look of annoyance when he spies your group in the sitting room. He turns his back to you and hurries the children out into the backyard.Gretchyn pokes her head over the railing upstairs.Come on up, the rugrats have all gone outside to play with Patches.The stairway leads up to a landing with three doorways. Gretchyn points to each doorway in turn. This is the bathroom. We have two large copper tubs for wash day and several buckets for everyday cleaning. This room here is the boys room, and this is the girls room. They are each locked on the outside here to keep them from causing mischief. The window shutters are locked as well to prevent any night time adventures in the city, as well as to keep out those that would harm my kids.Gretchyn draws a keyring from her blouse that is tied around her neck on a heavy lanyard. I have the only keys for these locks, and on the night in question, I assure I had the kids locked in their rooms with all accounted for before 7 o’clock. The key never left my person. Go ahead and have a look around, I’ll be downstairs helping to get lunch ready.With that, she leaves you to your investigation. Both rooms contain rows of identical children’s beds. Some of the children have personalized the headboards and walls with paintings, knick-knacks, and other personal touches. Other then the color palette and smell, the two rooms are mirror images of each other. The doors and locks seem sturdy enough, and the windows appear to be strongly barred and locked. Unlike the playroom, the bedrooms seem to be held to a higher standard of cleanliness. The bare wood floor is bereft of clutter and each bed is neatly made. It is not immediately apparent to you how anyone could have gotten in either room without disturbing anyone without the key around Gretchyn’s neck.</blockquote>

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