Contrary to her usual behavior, the girl mustered her strength and began to give her testimony verbally. She wasn't sure if she could trust the guard who was interrogating them; what if they forged her handwriting and added something of their own? It wasn't worth the risk.
She speaks quietly and calmly, but it's clear that she's quite nervous.
-- Coriel Naoh. I am personally acquainted with the other detainees, and we worked together as mercenaries. Lyfa provided us with accommodation because we all came from different cities. You can ask around at the Temple of Avaritia, but in general, we responded to quite a few job postings, trying to help people in any way we could... I can list all the places where I participated: these include the owner of the "Gray Wind" shop, Animayeva Milorada; the owner of "Magograd," Lolenko Misha Milovna; the owner of "Azure Sails," Laurin Evgeny Stanislavovich; and the owner of "Boreas," Chinh Thi Zung. We did ordinary jobs: guarding, eliminating a dangerous monster-treant in the forest, participating in cultural events, and even providing a cooking recipe... I won't say that we always did everything perfectly, but we tried our best.
-- On that day, we gathered at Lyfa's house because our craftsman, Ashur, was upgrading our equipment. When he finished, some time passed, and then Ashur turned around and greeted someone invisible. We had encountered an invisible person before, during a guarding assignment in the forest. Back then, we were attacked by bandits, and I thought the invisible person was one of them. Apparently, I was wrong, and the invisible person had been following Ashur all along? That was strange in itself, but even stranger was that the invisible person immediately attacked Ashur with a pistol, inflicting a fatal wound on our craftsman and the merchant. It was as if they had been waiting for an opportunity...
-- We had to defend ourselves, which we did successfully. Then, I used healing magic on Ashur – unfortunately, it was impossible to save the criminal; he had already given his soul to Abelia. Taking care of the injured took some time and a significant amount of concentration, so I didn't immediately notice that something was happening at the entrance again.
-- When I went out of the room to check, I saw people in uniform who had been talking to my friends for some time. The atmosphere was extremely tense, but I didn't understand the reason. Although, I can assume – considering what happened earlier, everyone was nervous because of the murderer. Perhaps, from the guards' point of view, it looked like aggression... I... I'm really sorry that this happened, Inspector, but I understand...