Rhemic Empire (2)

One of the days following the shootout at "Akeso," when Elrina was visiting Alaria again, their recent acquaintance, Altina, came to see them. Apologizing for her unexpected visit, she led them to that very restaurant, disregarding social etiquette in a curious contrast. Although it was closed due to the incident, they were somehow allowed inside and even served as if it were any other day. "Hello," greeted an unfamiliar man with a rather strange appearance. As could be seen, he was drinking coffee and seemed to be indulging in pastries. He paused from his peculiar meal, wiped cream off his face with a napkin, and focused his gaze on the three of them. "I read your investigation report the other day... The result is not impressive: the work was done sloppily, the threads leading to the real culprit are broken, and the case has reached a dead end. Someone will surely become the criminal's next victim, and catching him next time will be even more difficult than this time. But there's nothing we can do about it now. I was more interested in your adventures in the city's sewers. They turned out to have no connection to the case, but you did a good job exterminating the monsters down there, almost professionally. That's what I need." "Boss," Altina waved her hand in front of his eyes. "Aren't you forgetting something?" "Oh, yes," the white-haired man stood up from the table and extended his hand forward. "Coleus Bright, head of the special department of the empire's police."