(eng) Michael-Scott Earle - City of Light 01 by Wings of Justice

Author:Wings of Justice [Justice, Wings of]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

The flight took me five minutes, and I used the time to review the clues of the case. There were six victims so far; seven if I counted Garon at the shipyard. Four were killed in the last few months before I took my Potentia oath. Rafa Manas was a tavern owner, and moonshine maker. Aetius Colo was a glass maker and had noted in his hidden ledger that he had dealings with Manas, as well as Garon Mitus, who was also now dead. The ledger also pointed to a Pruet Carna, a Damara Trillion, a Laramae A, and a man named Dust. Ash had also mentioned that the man I'd killed at the shipyard was named Othoro.

There had to be a pattern that I couldn't discern. I didn't know who Pruet Carna, Damara Trillion, and Laramae A. were, but I guessed that Dust was the same kind of criminal element as Ash, or at least, Ash had seemed to speak of the man with familiarity at the blacksmith's shop.

The obvious similarity was that Rafa, Aetius, and Garon were owners. They ran businesses, and the only connection I saw beyond that was that the other men shared a connection with Rafa. I thought about the four men killed in the months before I took office. I wasn't intimately familiar with the details of their cases, but I had read through each report three times.

Quentin Eamat owned a leather shop. He specialized in building carrying cases and backpacks. He was the first to be murdered. His throat had been torn open by teeth, and his arms had been chewed on as if by some animal. His assistant had been questioned, but the man had an alibi, and the report said he was distraught with grief.

Valteera Royar was the second victim. She'd had her right arm ripped from her torso and had bled out on the floor of her craft room. The woman was an artisan pot maker and was apparently well known in the middle levels of Petrasada for her craftsmanship.

Tronique Ballator was a bronze and brass smith. The woman was known for her detailed metal oil lamps, moonshine flasks, and distillery equipment. She was small of build, and the report said she had been strangled. Ballator had two assistants, but they were both with their families at the time of their master's murder. Her murder occurred the night before the last Moon Night, and her death caused the riots that led to the slaying of my sisters. Hundreds of citizens were taken into custody, and over twenty were executed.

Narius Manin had been murdered a week before I received my Alula. The man was a carpenter known for crafting barrels and stout working surfaces for other artisans. He had been killed when the murderer pushed bamboo stakes through his eyes and into his brain. Narius worked with eight assistants, but they had all been drinking at a local tavern and had been waiting for their boss to join them.

I almost stopped mid-flight as soon as I finished thinking about Narius.

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