first investigation

[arsholes]

[On Friday morning, the second Friday for the Thanatos Institute apprentices in the tower, the outside sun rises and spreads its light through the arrow slit windows in the tower’s stone walls. People rise from their beds, some earlier risers than others, and shuffle along to begin their day.

Things are quiet, even with the lowkey air of anxiety that’s lingered since Tuesday when the Alchemist made his offer and Bryn attacked Bruno with an animalistic fervor. It’s probably fine, this hanging silence in the air.

Probably.]

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[arsholes]

[The Book Fort is blessedly unharmed! Not a page is out of place.

Well...one thing is out of place. Take a closer look?]

[cakerights]

[SOMEONE TOUCHED HIS BOOK FORT.

WHAT IS IT!!! WHAT!!]

[arsholes]

[That's strange...

It's a compact. It should look familiar - after all, Red has one too. Well, except that this one has a blue gem.]

[cakerights]

[Someone's compact? From the Abjuration dorm, it seems. If he opens it, can he see if there's any pictures or notes inside? Or are these suckers user locked.]

[arsholes]

[There is a picture! It's a selfie, of Prince Wu in his pajamas, grinning widely. The picture is lit with romantic candlelight, and he has his arm around someone.

Or at least, the empty space where someone might be.]

[cakerights]

[squints]

What on Earthbread... was he with a spirit...?

[by any chance, are those wine glasses in the picture? Does it appear to be taken in, say, the library]

[arsholes]

[It does appear to be taken in the library. There are two wine glasses barely in frame, one empty and one full.]

[cakerights]

[Hm!

Anything else of note in this compact?]

[arsholes]

[There's something in the background that's unfortunately too small to make out with the size of the mirror.]

[cakerights]

[Hmmm... Unfortunate. Still, an important clue! Is there anything else about the Compact? Wine or blood on it perhaps?]