The Surfboard Slaying: An Enchanted Coast Magical Mystery (Enchanted Coast Magical Mysteries Series Book 2) by Tegan Maher

Author:Tegan Maher [Maher, Tegan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tegan Maher
Published: 2018-08-26T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

"SO I GUESS WHAT YOU need to ask yourself is who's powerful enough to take a faerie's own dagger from him and kill him with it,” Shane said, his face thoughtful. “That’s no easy task.”

It took me a few seconds to recover from the surprise and to absorb the information, then I realized something. "Wait a minute," I said, holding up a finger. "They were in board shorts. None of them were carrying knives, so it wasn't taken off him. All they came to the tiki with were towels and surfboards."

Shane chewed on his lip, thinking. "That makes more sense. Dain was always the best fighter outta all of them, mostly because he was so level-headed. I can't think of a single man who could have taken it from him, even by surprise."

"That begs the question, though," said Colin, "where was it at and who had access to it?"

Each room in the resort had a safe, and there was a main safe in a room off Blake's office that was warded to hell and back for items too valuable to be left in a room.

"It was either in his room or in the hotel security vault in Blake's office," I said, "assuming he didn't just leave it lying in the open in his room. For that matter, why bring it with him at all?"

Shane shook his head. "He wouldn't have left it unguarded in his room. He may have put it in the safe, though. They carry them everywhere. They used to be used for warfare, which we all know isn't a thing anymore, really, but they're also used in ceremonies and as proof of identification. If, for instance, they were on official business, they'd carry the knife to declare their status. Also, dwarfs are odd when it comes to gifting. If the princes didn't carry them, it could be seen as an insult."

Men and their toys. Though to be fair, witches had their own glitches when it came to propriety, so I couldn't say much without being a hypocrite at least in theory. And I knew the faeries were sticklers for convention and had their own rules for that sort of thing, so it made more sense when he framed it like that.

"So if nothing else, it was just habit for them to carry them." Colin said.

"Pretty much," Shane replied as Mia and Calamity pushed through the door at the same time as a group of elves. "I've gotta go, but I hope I helped."

"It's another piece of the puzzle," said Colin, "so thanks."

Mia already knew what she wanted just like we did, so we gave him our orders so he could go take care of the elves.

"So the knife used to kill him wasn’t just any old knife," I told her as she plopped her purse up on the table.

"What made it so special?” she asked. “And why does it really matter? Does it tell you who killed him?"

"Not really, but it was one-of-a-kind, and I’m sure not just everybody had access to it.

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