☀️ Arselia and Akonia

Tuesday, general meeting of the Carnelian Squad (excluding Astellia, she doesn't need to be there due to her position). -- I congratulate us all on the official commencement of the squad's activities. Some of you haven't yet had the chance to get acquainted with your combat comrades, so this meeting is a good opportunity to take a look at those you'll have to trust on the battlefield. The Mole Queen listed each combat member of the squad, briefly mentioning their combat capabilities, while also trying to soften the blow. -- Our first task, -- a Monday newspaper is placed on the table. -- The murder of Gloria Mansell, the former owner of Fenhel, located on Emerald Alley. Some of you may know that this outrageously cruel crime occurred on the night of Sunday to Monday, -- Aiko stopped for some reason and rubbed her nose, which in her case meant extreme anxiety. -- She was a good woman. Kind, trusting, a little absent-minded, but completely professional in her work, at least I have no reason to doubt this, clearly seeing the fruits of her labor – Miss Gloria was our potion supplier and had already prepared the first test batch. It's impossible to imagine that she had any natural enemies, and in the event of a robbery, the perpetrator would have no reason to stage it as a cult ritual. -- This is the reality we will have to face: whether by coincidence or not, on the same day, a member of another harmful cult was detained in the square and even tried to recruit there, but fortunately, everything was resolved, -- if Beata wants, she will share the rest of the story, but if not, that's fine, it wasn't necessary right now. -- Here, if the bad suspicions are correct, things are worse. The lead I have: an Apostle of Wrath. -- Our mission: completely independently of other law enforcement agencies, conduct reconnaissance and capture this extremely dangerous individual, although we shouldn't expect to capture him alive. This must be done as soon as possible. -- Operation plan: someone needs to conduct relevant research on the Apostles of Arselia and, in particular, the Apostle of Wrath. I suggest our historian, Merel, do this, as he works in the Imperial Archive and can find the necessary book himself without involving other employees, which, in my opinion, is the most optimal approach... Of course, without compromising his work duties, Mr. Merel. Also, perhaps you or someone else here already knows something that you could share with me? -- starting with the wizard, she looks at everyone else. -- Clues... I don't want to put any of you in trouble with the guards, so unfortunately, I don't know how to approach this. Ideally, it would be good to at least take a look at the crime scene, but if none of you happen to have a suitable artifact to do this safely, then I can't imagine how, -- Aiko shrugged. -- However, we may not get any information from this even in the best case. -- Thus, what I propose as a starting point is to inspect the surroundings and question people who may have known Miss Gloria. -- We didn't have enough time to talk to her closely, but I got the impression that, firstly, she moved to Margel recently, judging by the recent opening of the store... Local residents will confirm or deny this. Also, I must admit, Miss Gloria told me that she was afraid to sleep at night... Since she was generally a rather unusual person, unfortunately, I didn't pay much attention to this, but it is quite possible that she had been harassed for a long time. Then anyone who visited Fenhel during the last day or two before the murder is a potential harasser, especially someone from out of town. -- Does anyone else have any thoughts on the case before we continue?