Murder in Cormyr
Murder in Cormyr
“But as I glanced down at the tracks she had left in the soft ground, I saw that Benelaius was right.
“Could she have been the one you saw last night, Jasper?” Tobald asked me, watching Kendra’s departing form.
“She could have been,” I said. “She’s tall enough. But then so are a hundred other people in Ghars.”
“Let’s retain her in the backs of our minds,” said Benelaius, “and see what else we might find. Doctor Braum, as you examine the bodyand the headwhat do you determine to be the cause of ...Dovo’s death?”
Braum frowned in confusion. “Well, it’s difficult to live when your head and body are in two different places.”
“Indeed. But how was the fatal blow struck?”
“Hard?” suggested Captain Flim.
“Certainly. But upon what side did it strike the victim? By determining this, we might be able to learn something about the killer.”
The light in Braum’s eyes turned on. “Ah, I see! The fingers of his left hand are cut off, which means that he probably put up that hand to ward off the blow…”MoreLess
“Could she have been the one you saw last night, Jasper?” Tobald asked me, watching Kendra’s departing form.
“She could have been,” I said. “She’s tall enough. But then so are a hundred other people in Ghars.”
“Let’s retain her in the backs of our minds,” said Benelaius, “and see what else we might find. Doctor Braum, as you examine the bodyand the headwhat do you determine to be the cause of ...Dovo’s death?”
Braum frowned in confusion. “Well, it’s difficult to live when your head and body are in two different places.”
“Indeed. But how was the fatal blow struck?”
“Hard?” suggested Captain Flim.
“Certainly. But upon what side did it strike the victim? By determining this, we might be able to learn something about the killer.”
The light in Braum’s eyes turned on. “Ah, I see! The fingers of his left hand are cut off, which means that he probably put up that hand to ward off the blow…”MoreLess
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