Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5583506-20150311002226/@comment-5583506-20150313005919

"Well then", said Sibern and clapped his hands together. "My theory goes like this."

He made a gesture to the body. "Look at him. It was clear that he was caught by surprise by the look of his expression. But as you heard, the creaking noises in the staircase would have been enough for him to hear the sound of footsteps approaching him. So either he knew the killer and let him in or, more likely in this case, the door was locked from the very start when he was attacked, as he wasn't anticipating any company."

He approached the desk where the man had been writing, noticing a piece of paper missing. He didn't speculate about it further. He already knew where that note had gone off to, but chose not to call anyone out on it. He wasn't in a mood for heavy arguments. He had enough headache as it was and he was close to a breaking point. No need to add to the pain further... He just needed another dose, that was it...

"He was sitting here, writing whatever ghost story he could come up with. He must have felt secure knowing that the door was locked. He also had the keys on him. He was taken by surprise and killed. The murderer either entered here an entirely different way, or was waiting for him to come home all along. But that's just my speculation..."