Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-29461586-20160708163345/@comment-29458028-20160717065623

The journal wasn't a very thick book. It seemed to belong to the owner of the house, which was to say, the merchant that was browbeating the elf. Elynius stood aside, and waited for Emily to actually begin reading the journal. It was obvious he didn't find it very useful.

If Emily bothered to read, it was the journal of the man who owned the house indeed. He mostly wrote of his worry over his wife and mistress, and how they hated each other. His wife hated his affairs, while his mistress hated his continued marriage. However, he did state which child belonged to who. His first two children were from his wife, as was his murdered daugther. His other two children - the ones that Emily talked to, were from his mistress.

Also, the merchant did write that he thought it wasn't his elf butler who commited the dirty deed, because he had sent the man out for an errand. It wasn't a solid alibi, though, as the Merchant himself wasn't at home that day. He himself was investigating it low key, but had decided to pin it on the butler until he could get better evidence, perhaps because the real perpetrator would get overconfident.

Elynius was waiting...