Excutiant

[always_a_liar]

The room had been cleaned of the blood and bodies by the time Vashti and Ishamael came to investigate. A small portable device in Vashti's hand for accessing information from various data networks. A careful perusal of the room was ensuing. Ishamael had noted most of the details and was kneeling quietly in the center of the room with his eyes

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[medea_players]

"She came from the garden," the Head Maid says quietly, tapping the screen gently in thought. "Possibly one of the kitchen staff allowed her through past there."

A few touches on the pad call up the relevant footage. Or what should have been it.

"No. Wiped, like this room, without even a glimpse of her beforehand. The footage from Lady Shelley's room is all we have."

The image from before the cameras had been shut off has already been circulated under a pretended excuse to find any witnesses to her presence.

[always_a_liar]

Ishamael nodded firmly. His voice was quiet and his eyes still closed. There were many matters to consider.

"Unsurprising. It was a very daring deed to attempt. What is the difference between the time that the intruder entered and the time she disabled the cameras in Shelley's room?"

[medea_players]

A slight pause.

"Just under seven minutes. Quick, but I think it could be done without drawing undue attention. She looked the part well, from what little I see here."

Seven in, a few seconds' struggle, and departure... to where?

"Leaving the same way, especially with your lady seems a little too risky..." she says after a moment. "A moment, and I will check for any other blackouts."

[always_a_liar]

Ishamael shook his head. No sense looking for such things, really. He was almost certain of several things that Vashti could not know.

"I believe we are dealing with a Channeler."