Irileth is on to me. The woman is more
thorough than a Whiterun guard on late night patrol. That was a joke, by the
way. But seriously, she’s very thorough. Everyone knows Darien and I were the
first to discover the body. She doesn’t just stop there. She wanted to know who
saw the body first, if either of us touched the body, and who stayed at the
scene and who called for backup, and why. Since Darien and I didn’t even
discuss these things, I don’t know what he answered.
Darien was called in for questioning before me. He was told
to wait outside for my interview to be over. After mine was done, Irileth told
Darien and I to come with her to the Hall of the Dead, where Adriane’s body is.
When we arrived, Irileth told the
priest to open Adriane’s coffin. The priest refused at first, but it didn’t
take long for him to submit to an angry dark elf investigating a murder case. A
foul stench emerged from the coffin when the priest opened it. Adriane’s body
is still charred as when we left it.
Looking at the body today was completely different than
looking at it a few days ago. I was able to notice a lot more, not panicking
and having Illusion spells casted on me and all. With the three of us looking
for any clues, we were sure to find something. And we did. Turns out, there is
stab wound on solar plexus of the body. The killer is no amateur. It was the
only wound we found on the body, too. That means Adriane died from that one
stab.
Irileth went on to check every conceivable organs and body
parts. The elf’s meticulous examination revealed another clued. There was also
a mark on Adriane’s tongue. It was as if the killer carved out letters on the
poor girl’s tongue. He must’ve used a dagger, since the cuts are small. From
what we could make out, it was the word “Krex.” Irileth concluded that the
burning and cuts happened postmortem. Those features are probably signatures of
the killer.
“Gentleman, it looks like we have an
experienced serial killer on our hands here.”
8th
of Last Seed.
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